Alexis Mac Allister ’s second-half header capped a dominant performance as Liverpool ended Real Madrid ’s 100 per cent Champions League record with a 1-0 victory to inflict more pain on the the returning Trent Alexander-Arnold .

On a night when £100million signing Florian Wirtz finally flourished it was the diminutive Argentina international who finally broke goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois ’ almost one-man resistance in the 61st minute .

Back-to-back victories for the first time since late September moved Liverpool into sixth place in the table and set them up perfectly for Sunday’s trip to Manchester City.

Saturday’s win over Aston Villa may have been hailed as significant after a run of six defeats in seven matches but this was the real deal in terms of performance and at

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