Lacklustre Liverpool beat Midtjylland 2-0 on Tuesday to make it two wins out of two in the Champions League but their defensive problems mounted as Fabinho limped off injured. But Liverpool, lacking urgency and fluency at an empty Anfield, struggled to break down the hard-working visitors, who lost their Champions League opener to Atalanta 4-0. Liverpool, who beat Ajax away in their Champions League opener, hogged possession but struggled to create clear chances in the early stages. But Liverpool failed to register a single first-half shot on target for the first time in 51 home games in all competitions, since October 2018. Salah and Mane came on just after the hour mark for Minamino and the disappointing Divock Origi but Liverpool still struggled for rhythm.

Source: Punch October 27, 2020 21:56 UTC