Liverpool are facing a headache in terms of personnel situation when many key names are absent due to injury. Coach Klopp put on the field with a squad that was not his strongest, so the performance between the away team and Rangers did not have much difference in the first half.
The game was quite slow, Liverpool did not create much closeness with Rangers. Therefore, the home team took the initiative in holding the ball and attacking. In just the 18th minute, from a free kick in the middle of the field, the ball was pushed into the middle and Arfield immediately fired a dangerous shot that knocked goalkeeper Alisson down.
However, it did not take too long for Liverpool to regain control of the game. In fact, the "Red Devils" of Merseyside played quite a bit, the midfield lacked creativity and the attack lacked vitality. The Kop had to rely on a corner kick in the 24th minute to balance the score. Firmino chose a very good drop spot and headed past goalkeeper McGregor.
The superficial play caused a lot of trouble in Alisson's goal. Rangers exploited many loopholes on Liverpool's left wing, the home team's counter-attacks were always full of speed and danger.
Liverpool showed a very different face when entering the second half, the away team created a rain of goals. Striker Firmino played very impressively when he continued to score another goal and had a skillful assist for Nunez to score.
Clearly, Jurgen Klopp wants to keep key players for the clash with Man City this weekend. But this match is also an opportunity for the Reds to get on track before the Premier League clash.
Mohamed Salah has been impressive after coming on. The "number 11" scored a hat-trick in just 6 minutes with very classy individual handling. The Egyptian striker raised the score to 6-1 for Liverpool.
Not stopping there, Rangers' nightmare continues to appear under the name Harvey Elliott. The English player easily defeated goalkeeper McGregor with a close-range finish to increase the score to 7-1.
In the end, Liverpool won a resounding 7-1 victory over Rangers. After the match, The Kop ranked 2nd in Group A with 9 points, Rangers still have no points and are in last place. The result helped Liverpool qualify directly.
