Inter Milan v Liverpool player ratings: Martinez 7, Akanji 5; Szoboszlai 7, Isak 5

Liverpool secured a 1-0 victory over Internazionale to put a troubled week behind them in which coach Arne Slot refused to say whether Mohamed Salah had a future at the club.

Victory, courtesy of a Dominik Szoboszlai penalty, moved Liverpool up to eighth in the Uefa Champions League Elite table before Wednesday's round of matches.

Ibrahima Konate had a goal ruled out in the first half after Virgil van Dijk’s flick-on was penalised for coming off the arm of Hugo Ekitike.

Lautaro Martinez was a standout for Inter and looked most likely to make something happen, but the Reds kept probing, and it was Szoboszlai who converted from the penalty spot after Florian Wirtz went down in the box following a pull from Alessandro Bastoni.

“It’s a huge result. We knew we had to come to a really tough place. We had to show fight, we had to show determination. The clean sheet was crucial,” Liverpool defender Andy Robertson said after the game.

Tuesday’s clash was the first since Salah’s outburst after his omission from Saturday's Premier League game at Leeds United, the third consecutive game the Egyptian had been left out by Slot.

The 33-year-old did not travel with the squad to Italy, with Slot telling reporters before the match he had "no clue" whether Salah had played his last match for the Reds.

“For me, he’s one of the greatest players to ever play for this club. We’ve been through so many highs, so many lows. I love playing with Mo Salah, I hope to be able to continue playing with him,” Robertson added.

For Inter, it was a first Champions League defeat at the San Siro for three years.

Inter Milan player ratings

Yann Sommer -6/10: Saved the shots that he would have been expected to make, with many of Liverpool’s efforts coming directly at him before the penalty.

Alessandro Bastoni - 5/10: Prevented what would have been a certain goal when clearing Andy Robertson’s cross. Penalised for a pull on Florian Wirtz, which saw Liverpool awarded a penalty, which ultimately cost his side the game.

Francesco Acerbi - 4/10: Isolated against Hugo Ekitike in the 28th minute and brought off after sustaining an injury while trying to make a challenge on him.

Manuel Akanji - 5/10: Gave the ball away too much when transitioning the ball out from the back, and was lucky that Alexander Isak didn’t take advantage of one early chance.

Federico DiMarco - 6/10: Chose his moments to stretch the play down the left flank, but could have been more accurate with his crosses.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan - 7/10: Set the tone with pressing in midfield and didn’t shy away from challenges.