Arne Slot heaped praise on his Liverpool side after they edged out Italy’s Inter Milan — last season’s runners-up —1-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday in the absence of star forward Mohamed Salah.

It was just the third time since 2017 that Salah hadn’t featured for the Reds in Europe’s showpiece club competition. The Egyptian was left at home following his explosive outburst against the club, and Slot in particular, for consigning him to the bench after a run of poor results.