Liverpool 2-0 Bologna: Mac Allister and Salah continue strong start under Slot

Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah were capable to spot disconnected a plucky Bologna broadside successful nan Champions League to guarantee Liverpool’s beardown commencement nether caller head Arne Slot continues.

Victory successful what was his first European crippled astatine Anfield intends Slot has now made history arsenic nan first Liverpool head aliases caput coach to triumph 8 of his opening 9 matches.

The Premier League leaders dominated their Italian opponents for ample parts of nan title but Bologna doubly deed nan woodwork and had an early extremity ruled retired for offside successful what was a spirited capacity from nan Serie A outfit.

Slot’s broadside themselves had a extremity chalked disconnected but a onslaught from from Mac Allister successful nan first half and a awesome effort successful nan 2nd from nan prolific Salah maintained nan host’s cleanable grounds successful Europe truthful acold this term.

How it happened

At his pre-match property convention connected Tuesday, Slot insisted he would not judge mediocrity from his team.

And from nan off, nan Liverpool players, buoyed by a typically-roaring Anfield atmosphere, appeared to heed their manager’s informing arsenic they began nan lucifer successful electrifying fashion.

Inside 2 minutes, a neat speech betwixt Ryan Gravenberch and Salah culminated successful nan Dutch world driving a vulnerable transverse into nan container that eluded Luis Dias earlier being frantically cleared.

Slot’s broadside quickly began to asseverate their power connected nan crippled while Bologna, very overmuch nan underdogs earlier kick-off successful their debut play successful nan Champions League, struggled to header pinch nan velocity of nan host’s play.

Then, seemingly retired of nowhere, nan Serie A broadside silenced nan location crowd when, connected 8 minutes, striker Thijs Dallinga recovered nan backmost of nan nett only for nan extremity to beryllium ruled retired for offside.

But, conscionable complete a infinitesimal later, Liverpool sewage a deserved opener.

After a slick passing move, Salah’s floated transverse was met by Alexis Mac Allister wrong nan six gait container to listen location for his first Champions League goal.

That shot from Salah 😮‍💨

Alexis Mac Allister gives Liverpool an early lead astatine Anfield 💪

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Liverpool past had a extremity disallowed themselves erstwhile Darwin Nunez, returning to nan starting line-up aft illness, was put done connected extremity only for nan linesman to raise his flag.

Dominik Szoboszlai sliced an effort narrowly wide moments later earlier nan offside emblem was again raised aft Dan Ndoye’s deflected changeable collapsed disconnected nan crossbar.

It was an effort that abruptly seemed to spark Bologna into life.

The progressively lively Ndoye deed nan woodwork again erstwhile his effort rattled nan extracurricular of nan station soon earlier Kacper Urbanski stung nan gloves of Alisson, who was making his 50th European quality successful extremity for Liverpool successful Europe.

The 2nd half saw Liverpool again mostly power proceedings, while Alisson was seldom troubled by nan visitors.

Kacper Urbanski wasted a bully chance for Bologna erstwhile he blasted a changeable precocious into nan stands from nan separator of nan box.

Salah, who scored 5 goals successful 3 games against Bologna while playing for Roma, past coiled an effort conscionable past nan post.

Diogo Jota replaced Nunez connected nan hr mark  but it was Salah who get his sanction connected nan scoresheet erstwhile he recovered himself afforded acold excessively overmuch abstraction connected nan correct of nan punishment area.

There’s nary stopping that 👑

Mo Salah pinch an unthinkable left-footed onslaught into nan apical area 🎯

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Cutting inside, nan Liverpool marksman arrowed a fabulous onslaught pinch his lethal near ft into nan acold area to double Liverpool’s lead and wrap up nan contest.

In doing so, he became first Liverpool subordinate to people successful 5 consecutive European location games connected what was nan club’s 250th crippled successful European competitions.

A tricky sojourn to Leipzig awaits Slot’s squad successful a fortnight, while Bologna return to England erstwhile they return connected Aston Villa.