Virgil van Dijk, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Ibrahima Konate helped Liverpool overcome a poor start to defeat AC Milan 3-1 at San Siro on Tuesday, marking their Champions League comeback after a year away.

In the match between the two European powerhouses, Liverpool had a terrible start when Christian Pulisic put Milan ahead in the third minute with a fast counterattack made possible by Liverpool’s clumsy defence.

But the six-time champions turned the tide and controlled the majority of the remaining play. Konate equalised in the 23rd minute, diving high above a huddle of opponents to head home a free kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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Just before halftime, to the joy of over 4,400 travelling supporters, captain Van Dijk gave Liverpool the lead by nodding home a corner from Kostas Tsimikas.

In the 67th minute, Szoboszlai put the game away for Milan when he slid into the far corner from Cody Gakpo’s cross.

Saturday,Coach Arne Slot led the Merseyside club in its first Champions League match since taking over from Juergen Klopp on Saturday, and the team gave an amazing response following their shocking 1-0 Premier League loss to Nottingham Forest the previous Saturday.