Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League despite winning 1-0 in Bergamo on Thursday night, with Atalanta’s 3-0 victory last week in the first leg helping the Italian side progress 3-1 on aggregate. It was a disappointing round for English sides in Europe, with Arsenal, Man City and West Ham also knocked out of continental competition.
Here are our talking points from this Atalanta v Liverpool clash.
Six changes to starting XI
Jurgen Klopp made as many as six changes for this must-win clash, with the likes of Alisson, Mo Salah, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold all restored to the starting XI. This was more like the lineup that Reds fans thought he should’ve fielded in the first leg at Anfield.
First leg starting XI: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Jones, Endo, MacAllister, Gakpo, Nunez, Elliott
Second leg starting XI: Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate, TAA, Jones, Szoboszlai, MacAllister, Gakpo, Diaz, Salah
