Iraola will be relieved that his team were able to shake off Marcos Llorente’s opening goal — remarkably, his fifth at Anfield — courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai (after a lovely backheel by Ronald Araujo) and a thunderbolt from Alexis Mac Allister, whose future has been the subject of more debate this week.

The match turned on a fundamental tactical imbalance: Atlético's determination to play out from the back collided with Liverpool's aggressive pressing, and the visitors could not solve the equation. Both Liverpool goals emerged directly from Atlético possession losses in dangerous positions.

Diego Simeone was blunt in his assessment of Atlético Madrid's performance at Anfield on Wednesday, where his side was beaten 2-1 by Liverpool in their UEFA Champions League opener

Andoni Iraola got his UEFA Champions League career off to a winning start as Liverpool came from behind to defeat Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente scored his fifth goal at Anfield to open the scoring for Diego Simeone's side in the first half.

Here is how well each player performed for LFC, out of 10, against Atletico Madrid. Find out who shined under the Anfield lights and who perhaps let the occasion get the better of them.

Liverpool got their UEFA Champions league campaign off to the perfect start as they came from behind to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 -- with goals from Dominik Szboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

One Argentina star being forced to honour his contract took the pre-match attention, but another who wants a new one won it for Liverpool.