Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said his decision to not start Mohamed Salah for Tuesday’s Champions League tie against Galatasaray was due to squad rotation. Salah, 33, was named on the bench for the league phase fixture in Istanbul, with Slot confirming before the game that Jeremie Frimpong would start on the right wing.

Hugo Ekitike starts against Galatasaray after missing the weekend defeat at Crystal Palace due to his needless suspension.

Victor Osimhen’s first-half penalty after Dominik Szoboszlai was adjudged to have caught Baris Alper Yilmaz with a trailing arm proved the difference as Galatasaray triumphed at rocking Rams Park.

“He got a little niggle, I think it is the word you use here in England, in the last game against Palace,” said Slot.