Injury-hit Liverpool sent a statement of intent to the rest of the Premier League as they demolished Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester 3-0 at Anfield. The Foxes could’ve gone top of the table with a win on Sunday evening, but Liverpool’s triumph sees them go joint top with Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool played their first UCL game of the season against Ajax on Wednesday evening, and Jurgen Klopp fielded a squad missing Virgil van Dijk and several key midfielders, with young Curtis Jones being given a start.
Just as he had done against Chelsea, Fabinho was hugely impressive filling in at centre-back. He played alongside VVD against the Blues, but partnered Joe Gomez here against the Dutch giants and was key to the Reds and goalkeeper Adrian keeping a much needed clean sheet.
Nicolas Tagliafico’s unwitting own goal gave the Reds a 1-0 win in the Dutch capital.
Player ratings for Liverpool players against Ajax from the local Echo paper
Liverpool have officially announced their starting lineup for their first Champions League game of the 2020/21 campaign against Ajax in Amsterdam. With Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcantara all unavailable, young Curtis Jones has been picked to start in midfield alongside James Milner and Gini Wijnaldum. Another potential option for the Reds might have been to push Sadio Mane into midfield and start Diogo Jota, but Klopp has decided to stick with his front 3 and keep the Portuguese international on the bench.
