In the 27th minute, Cody Gakpo overlapped the ball for Kostas Tsimikas to break free from the left wing and cross into the penalty area. Mohamed Salah headed the ball across the corner, then Nunez rushed in and finished right on the goal line, past goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.

The Uruguayan striker scored his first Champions League goal, and his second of the season – after netting in the 3-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth.

Nunez ‘s goal helped Liverpool maintain their perfect winning streak in the Champions League, after defeating AC Milan 3-1 and Bologna 2-0 in the first two matches. Aston Villa was the other club to also win the maximum nine points, after defeating Young Boys 3-0, Bayern 1-0 and Bologna 2-0 respectively.

Arne Slot continues to make history as Liverpool win their first six away games of the season. Before the Leipzig game, they beat Milan 3-1 in the Champions League, Ipswich 2-0, Man Utd 3-0, Wolves 2-1, Crystal Palace 0-1 in the Premier League.

Liverpool have also won 11 of their first 12 games of a season for the first time in their history. Their only winless game so far was a 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

Before that, Slot also reached many other milestones, such as becoming the first Liverpool manager to win his debut match in the 21st century, winning both of his first matches and winning the first time against Man Utd, if only counting in the Premier League era.

At Red Bull Arena on October 23, Liverpool were not too overwhelming when they controlled the ball 58%, had 17 shots with eight on target – compared to Leipzig’s 13 and 6.