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#3 Mohamed Salah’s new Liverpool record
Salah’s goal in the opening minute was the fastest in Liverpool history. But the bigger record on the night was his goal was the 22nd strike for Liverpool in the Champions League. In the process, he became the club’s leading goalscorer in Europe.
Salah overtook Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard in doing so, and considering he has only been at the club since 2017, it is quite an achievement.
The Egyptian international had a good game and could have had an assist as he found Divock Origi with a beautiful pass on the counter, but the Belgian missed his chance.
A return of 106 goals in 170 games is a pretty good record for the amount of money Liverpool spent on Salah. He has turned out to be a world-class signing.
#2 Divock Origi fails to take his opportunity
The Belgian was drafted into the lineup as Klopp decided to bench the likes of Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino. Despite having good support in Diogo Jota and Salah, Divock Origi looked sluggish and often off-pace.
Origi had the chance to score in the first half when Liverpol broke forward with pace and he was found by an excellent Salah pass. He had time and just the ‘keeper to beat, but decided to take the shot with his first touch and watched it go wide.
The forward has been sparingly used by Klopp, and it would be unfair to expect goals from him every time he gets the odd game. But, you have to wonder if he has a future at the club if he cannot make these opportunities count.
#1 An opportunity lost for Midtjylland
The Danish side were full of running and never looked like taking their foot off the gas against Liverpool, which was pretty impressive.
However, the manager will be disappointed that they could not take their chances. Midtjylland had to rely on a VAR decision to win a penalty and equalise, but had several openings.
Some of the chances fell to forward Sory Kaba who did everything but score. The Guinean was one of the best players on the night for the hosts, and had a total of six shots, most of which he made on his own by his cleaver movement and footwork.
The finish, however, was missing. Liverpool found it hard to deal with his presence and drive on the transitions as he completed an incredible six dribbles in the game. Had he found the net, Midtjylland could have had their first and only win of the group.
