Nunez strike conclusive as Reds survive close contest

Darwin Nunez’s first-half goal was enough to earn Liverpool a 10 Champions League win at RB Leipzig as the outstanding start to Arne Slot’s reign continued in Germany.

- IAN PARKER

Against a club that will soon become a concern of former Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, Slot’s men set two new club records – the first Liverpool side to win their first six away games of a season and the first to triumph in 11 of their first 12 matches. Slot himself emulated Bill Shankly by winning his first three European matches as manager.

Nunez, brought into the starting XI in place of the injured Diogo Jota, delivered the winner in the 27th minute, poking home Mohamed Salah’s header, and a seventh clean sheet of the campaign made sure of victory.

Top of the Premier League, and with nine points from three Champions League games, Liverpool’s results have been outstanding, but after Slot warned he wanted to see his side do a better job of dominating games there were plenty of sticky patches against a Leipzig team who had two goals disallowed.