Goalkeeper Alisson Becker, speaking to TNT Sports on his birthday: “That’s what I asked for from the boys when I had my speech. A fantastic game and a really tough opponent. They are aggressive, a strong team.

“We did good to manage their game and to score enough to win the game and defend well to keep the clean sheet.”

On Mo Salah: “He’s a player that helps us a lot, sometimes it looks like he’s not in the game but suddenly a perfect touch, he puts the ball in the top corner. That’s his quality, his strength as well.

“We are lucky to have him but we always have to highlight the hard work the team had and a lot to improve but good enough to win the game.”

Goalscorer Alexis Mac Allister, speaking to TNT Sports: “I’m really happy personally but for the team. He [Alisson] made some good saves. Sometimes I think we need to defend better, at least Ali showed how good he is. I’m happy for him and for the team.”

On his goal: “Yeah to be fair it is quite hard [to miss] you could. A goal is a goal, in this team when we make a run Mo [Salah] can see everything. Really happy for him, I think it was a good night for everyone.

On still transitioning to life under Arne Slot: “It is clear we are in transition, we are happy with the ideas, we are trying to get there. There is room for improvement, that’s why we work very hard every day.”