Virgil van Dijk seals another win for Liverpool in ‘Arne time’ as Atletico’s comeback falls short

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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk celebrates scoring their third goal in the Uefa Champions League win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield

Injury time is still Arne time. On Arne Slot’s 47th birthday, Liverpool extended their extraordinary run of decisive late goals. The specialists in drama at the death conjured a victory they seemed to have tossed away.

Virgil van Dijk planted a 92nd-minute header into the Atletico Madrid net. Like Federico Chiesa and Rio Ngumoha, like Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah before him, he got Liverpool a win from the jaws of a draw. In the Champions League as in the Premier League, they found a way to win.

Logically it cannot carry on

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