Team
Giorgi Mamardashvili and Hugo Ekitike returned to Liverpool’s starting XI, with Alisson Becker ruled out due to illness and Alexander Isak named on the bench.
Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Van Dijk, Konate (Chiesa, 76), Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Ekitike (Isak, 61), Gravenberch.
Unused subs: Woodman, Misciur, Gomez, Endo, Robertson, Nyoni, Ngumoha.
First half
PSV struck first and early when Perisic converted from the spot after Virgil van Dijk was penalised for handball.
Liverpool’s reply followed swiftly as Szoboszlai applied the finishing touch to a positive move to score the club’s 500th goal in the European Cup/Champions League.
Alexis Mac Allister found Cody Gakpo, whose low drive was spilled by goalkeeper Matej Kovar and the Reds’ No.8 was in the right place at the right time to convert the rebound.
Then, after PSV’s Yarek Gasiorowski had a goal disallowed for offside, fine last-ditch defending from Anass Salah-Eddine was required to prevent Mohamed Salah from tapping in Gakpo’s cross, before Van Dijk hit the crossbar with a header from the No.11’s corner.
Before the half was out, Ekitike carved out an opportunity for himself only for his toe-poked attempt to be palmed away by Kovar.
