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Liverpool news and transfers LIVE: Van Dijk interview, Xabi Alonso admission, Real Madrid reaction

Liverpool has now won back-to-back games and kept back-to-back clean sheets, following up the 2-0 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League with a 1-0 win against Real Madrid.

Alexis Mac Allister was the man to finally get the better of Thibaut Courtois, with Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk among those to have drawn saves from the Belgian before the deadlock was broken.

Right-back Conor Bradley was exceptional and Hugo Ekitike impressed too, with Arne Slot's men putting in their best performance of the season to date, building further on the strong showing from the weekend.

Florian Wirtz came into the team on the left and did well, while Ryan Gravenberch and Andy Robertson were typically solid. All in all, it was a very positive night for all involved — at least from a Liverpool perspective.

Trent Alexander-Arnold would have been expecting a rough reception, and that's exactly what he got. Xabi Alonso brushed that off post-match but admitted that Liverpool was the worthy winner.

We’ll bring you updates throughout the day as the reaction comes in, and attention begins to turn to the trip to Manchester City on Sunday.

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