That's what you need. Another player who came on and had an impact in the second half. Liverpool's biggest threat for most of the second period came from set-pieces, with Fabinho close to crowning a fine personal performance when his header from Robertson's corner was deflected just past his own post by Onana's clumsy punch. })(); Premier League Gameweek 6 tips: Lampard vs Ole, Moyes vs Pep and more! Another Quincy Promes shot and Adrian was at it again, parrying it before Takumi Minamino came close to doubling the Liverpool lead. [CDATA[ Fabinho made sure the Reds did not miss van Dijk too much. window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QVEFaxD-RHB-TfP6qnXNKw',sig:'SIt-w-97K3aTEZ5XKFFHJztXZF2qEMTu49OmFEe7loY=',w:'472px',h:'594px',items:'1281522929',caption: true ,tld:'in',is360: false })}); Growing into his role at Liverpool. (Picture Courtesy – AFP/Getty Images). In contrast, Jones was fifth-youngest Champions League outfield player to start for Liverpool (19y 265d). Has to step up and be a leader in defence in van Dijk’s absence. Ajax Starting life without injured talismanic centre-back Virgil van Dijk in the Dutch capital, the visitors could have done without the early mix-up between Adrian and Joe Gomez that suggested their defensive organisation is set to suffer. - Liverpool are unbeaten in their last seven away trips against Dutch opponents, keeping a clean sheet in five of those encounters (winning four, drawing three). Shaqiri seems to be struggling with his confidence. Another forward player who disappointed. The hosts responded well to that setback, and would have been level at the break had Fabinho not acrobatically cleared Dusan Tadic's lobbed attempt off the line with Adrian stranded. How would Liverpool cope in Van Dijk's absence? The information contained in Goal.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal.com, Ajax 0-1 Liverpool: Tagliafico own goal gives Reds winning start. The Liverpool front three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane looked out of sorts, but some astute defending inside the box from Liverpool’s defenders and some decent saves from Adrian made sure Ajax couldn’t do much at the other end. pic.twitter.com/DO2okmYwP1.

Might become a key player in defence for Klopp in the coming months. Tried to be as involved as he could going forward and was one of the better players on the day for Liverpool, especially marauding on the flanks to help overload the attack. 'https:' : 'http:') +

Nicolas Tagliafico's first-half own goal was the difference between the sides in an end-to-end Group D game short on midfield control at Johan Cruyff Arena.

- At 34 years and 291 days, James Milner became the third-oldest player to appear for Liverpool in the European Cup or Champions League, after Gary McAllister (37y 84d) and Ian Callaghan (35y 353d). On the hour, Klopp opted to replace all three of Salah, Mane and Roberto Firmino for Xherdan Shaqiri, Takumi Minamino and Diogo Jota, with the latter soon turning Schuurs before the defender recovered to block his strike behind. Last night was the first time in Jurgen Klopp’s managerial reign that he had taken Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino off together and only the fifth occasion in which all three had all been substituted in the same game.