Arne Slot Reflects on Midfielder’s FitnessLiverpool manager Arne Slot has provided clarity on Curtis Jones’ early substitution during the 2-1 Champions League

Liverpool secured top spot in the Champions League group phase by beating Lille at Anfield. This is what we spotted as Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott both scored.

Liverpool saw off Lille on Tuesday night but Curtis Jones' injury forced him off at half-time and meant that Arne Slot has to change his original plans for the team

Liverpool manager Arne Slot was impressed by his side's efforts in their 2-1 Champions League win over Lille and singled out one individual in particular.

The Reds will still need a point to guarantee first place in the league phase of the Champions League after Barcelona’s dramatic win.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot is not convinced that finishing top of the Champions League's inaugural league phase standings will prove to be an advantage after securing progress to the last 16 on Tuesday.

Arne Slot reserved special praise for the ‘special’ Mohamed Salah after his record-breaking display in Liverpool ’s 2-1 Champions League win over Lille. Salah opened the scoring for the Reds at Anfield before Lille were reduced to 10 men with Aïssa Mandi shown a second yellow card after the break.

Hello and welcome everyone to The Athletic for our live coverage of Liverpool vs Lille. The Champions League is back today after a more than month-long hiatus and the fixture we're focusing on pits the Premier League leaders against one of the high-flying sides in Ligue 1.

The Liverpool manager utilised his squad against Lille and the likes of Quansah, Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa all impressed

Liverpool have been perfect in the UEFA Champions League this season. The table-toppers only need a point to confirm qualification against Lille.

It is just the third time an English team has won their opening seven matches of a European Cup or Champions League campaign, with two of those being done by Liverpool (2021-22 and 2024-25 - along wit