Unknown could be biggest ASSET

A THROBBING sense of deja vu could be felt around Anfield on Wednesday evening.

- By IAN DOYLE Chief LFC Writer

And not just because of the latest Liverpool late show or another brace from Atletico Madrid man Marcos Llorente.

Not for the first time, the Reds opened their Champions League programme with a blockbusting home clash against a European heavyweight in which they allowed a two-goal lead to slip through their grasp before snatching a winner in the second minute of additional time.

The previous occasion this happened was back in 2018 when Paris Saint-Germain - the current holders of the competition - were vanquished to set Liverpool on their way down a road that ended with a sixth European Cup being lifted in, of course, Atletico’s home stadium, the Metropolitano.

Arne Slot certainly won't mind if history repeats itself to such an extent in Budapest next May.

More pressing, though, are the immediate concerns with a new-look team that is continuing to become acquainted with one another.

That Liverpool are already three points clear at the Premier League summit and have taken four more points than their respective fixtures last year suggests alarm bells shouldn't be ringing too loudly.