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Ryan Gravenberch benefited from an error by Union Saint-Gilloise goalkeeper Anthony Moris to score his first goal for the club as Liverpool laboured to a 2-0 Europa League victory to maintain their 100 per cent record in Group E.

For all the attacking firepower at their disposal - and it was considerable with Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota boasting 248 goals between them - it was a 21-year-old former Ajax and Bayern Munich midfielder who had scored just nine in five years who popped up with the breakthrough at a crucial moment a minute before half-time.

That two of the front three were replaced at the interval was more down to a prepared plan rather than a reflection of their first-half contributions but if either had been anywhere close to their sharpest the game would have been out of sight before Gravenberch’s intervention.

Jota remained on for the whole game and scored the second with a breakaway in added time to ease any late nerves.

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FULL TIME! Liverpool 2-0 Union Saint-Gilloise

“Job done”, says Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Union Saint-Gilloise.

“Good. Really good start. Lost the rhythm slightly. Gave too many set-pieces away. Really good beginning, lost rhythm and played too much around the formation and in the formation. Should have had more direction and you take and what you get in these moment,. Professional but we could have been better.

“You cannot only win if you are really exciting. It is good for us as we can learn a lot from this game. With rhythm we look one way and without we look another. With exactly the same players. Plenty of things to learn and we will use that.”

Jamie Braidwood5 October 2023 22:46

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Liverpool 1-0 Union Saint-Gilloise LIVE: Latest Europa League updates

89 mins: Union have not given up - the substitute Kevin Rodríguez works his way into the box but Quansah times his challenge well. Liverpool are then able to clear the corner.

Quansah would be my player of the match for Liverpool.

We’re into five minutes added on.

Jamie Braidwood5 October 2023 21:50