It had been 126 days since Federico Chiesa last started for Liverpool. The Italian registered an assist on his full Reds debut against West Ham United back on September 25, but that remained his last involvement for Arne Slot’s side for three months because of injury and illness before his return to action last month.

Arne Slot has shed light on Liverpool's summer plans as he looks to bolster the squad he inherited from club legend Jurgen Klopp after a quiet first two transfe

Arne Slot says Liverpool defender Amara Nallo must learn from his “cruel” red card in Wednesday’s 3-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. The academy graduate’s first-team debut lasted just four minutes at Philips Stadion as he was sent off late in the second half for a professional foul on Johan Bakayoko.

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said the club are already working on strengthening in the summer transfer window but insists he is happy with his squad.

Liverpool have had a relatively quiet January transfer window but that could potentially change very soon with Arne Slot’s side linked with a host of players including an Ajax star

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot described Amara Nallo's red card as "cruel", after the youngster was dismissed on his Champions League debut during the 3-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. The 18-year-old was handed his first European appearance after coming off the bench to replace Jayden Danns in the 83rd minute.

The Hungarian's outstanding goal on Saturday made a few more onlookers sit up and take notice of his performances in Slot's system this season.

Arne Slot returns to familiar ground on Wednesday having already established himself as one of the best Dutch exports since Heineken.

Liverpool has a rich history of Dutch players across the Premier League era and they are being linked with adding another in the near future.

Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven twice came from behind Wednesday to beat Liverpool 3-2 in a spectacular Champions League match, denying the Reds a perfect record in the league phase.

Liverpool's perfect record in the Champions League ended with a 3-2 loss at PSV Eindhoven but finished top of the group stage.