The winning goal came in the 88th minute from a penalty awarded after a VAR review. Dominik Szoboszlai safely slotted the penalty into the net after Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni brought down Liverpool substitute Florian Wirz with a shirt pull.
A victory that couldn't have come at a more opportune time.
A turbulent autumn in terms of results exploded when Salah, after the 3-3 draw away to Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday, attacked manager Arne Slot and the club.
Pecked after the outbreak
After being benched for the third game in a row, the Egyptian attacking star raged:
It feels like the club threw me under the bus.
Words that made Slot poke Salah from the squad for the meeting with Inter.
The English champion team, who had only won five of their last 16 matches, focused mainly on closing the gap at the back and it was a rather poor performance.
Liverpool had the ball in the first half, but after a VAR check, Ibrahima Konaté's header was ruled out for a handball on Hugo Ekitiké in the previous moment.
But the next VAR check went to Liverpool at the end of the match.
Alexander Isak didn't get many balls to create anything from. When it did happen, it was after carelessness at home. Inter goalkeeper Yan Sommer made a careless pass that Isak broke, but the national team striker's shot went a couple of meters wide. A chance that appeared minutes after the half-time break.
In the 68th minute, it was all over for the most expensive player in Premier League history and Isak, who has scored one goal in the league and one in the League Cup, is still goalless for Liverpool in the Champions League.
Historic 17-year-old
Barcelona were struggling against Hugo Larsson's Frankfurt, trailing 0–1 at half-time. But two goals from Jules Koundé in the second half turned the game around, 2–1.
Teenage sensation Lennart Karl, 17, made history in Bayern Munich's 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon. He scored for the third consecutive game, which is unique for a 17-year-old in the Champions League.
