In the end, the lasting image from the San Siro wasn’t Dominik Szoboszlai rocketing home an 88th-minute penalty, nor the flailing arms of protesting Inter defenders, nor even the travelling Kop chanting Slot’s name after the final whistle.
It was something quieter, something more telling: Liverpool’s players walking off together, shoulder-to-shoulder, as if to say we choose us.
And on a day when Mohamed Salah’s comments threatened to drag the club into full-scale saga mode, that mattered more than the scoreline.
But the scoreline mattered plenty too.
Inter Milan 0 – 1 Liverpool.
A result that keeps Champions League hopes alive, yes – but more importantly, shows a squad not remotely ready to throw in the towel on Arne Slot.
Because make no mistake, the easy thing tonight would’ve been to look fractured. To drift. To hide behind the headlines and let the noise do the talking. When one of the club’s greatest modern goalscorers publicly questions its direction, that tremor usually rattles all the way through a dressing room.
Yet at the San Siro, Liverpool stood firm.
Slot got his team.
And the players gave him their answer.
A Grown-Up Performance When the Club Needed One Most
This was not Liverpool at their free flowing best and that’s exactly why the win feels so significant.
The first half was one long test of nerve: Inter pressing high, the home crowd roaring, VAR ruling out Ibrahima Konaté’s header after what felt like 5 years. You half expected the Reds to shrink under the weight of the moment.
Instead, they grew into it.
Virgil Van Dijk led with his usual calming demeanor (he was even laughing at times).
Konaté and Gomez played like they’d made a pact in the tunnel not to let this be one of those nights.
The midfield ran, pressed, tracked, and fought for every loose inch.
It was a performance built not on stardust but on solidarity; the sort of gritty away European showing Liverpool haven’t produced enough of lately.
And Then Came the Moment
When Florian Wirtz was yanked back in the box with two minutes left, the controversy was immediate. Inter complained, gestured, shouted, all the classics. But Szoboszlai didn’t blink. He took the ball, ignored the noise, and smashed the penalty home with ice in his veins.
Message received.
Salah’s Comments Cast a Long Shadow — But the Squad Stepped Into the Light
Everyone knew Salah’s absence would loom over this match. His claim that he’d been “left exposed,” his frustration with the club, and Alisson’s frank “consequence of his actions” explanation created the sort of storyline that often hangs over a team like a storm cloud.
But here’s the bit that matters:
Liverpool didn’t play like a squad wrestling with loyalty.
They played like a squad banded together.
Slot’s approach has been questioned in recent weeks; too rigid, too cautious, too methodical for some tastes. But the players followed his plan to the letter. Not out of blind obedience, but out of belief that this was the way to steady the ship.
Tonight wasn’t a tactical masterpiece. It didn’t need to be. It needed to be assured. It needed to be brave. It needed to look like a dressing room that still trusts its manager when things are wobbling.
And that’s exactly what it looked like.
No One Result Solves Everything — But This One Says Something Important
Salah’s situation will continue to dominate headlines until it’s resolved. It has to. A player of his stature doesn’t make comments like that without consequences. There will be statements, press conferences, clarifications, and probably more awkward questions.
But all of that can wait.
Because tonight, Liverpool sent a message back to their superstar, to their supporters, and to anyone gleefully whispering about cracks in the foundation:
We’re still fighting.
We’re still together.
And we’re still Slot’s team.
For one night in Milan, that was enough. And for Liverpool, given the week they’ve had, it might just be the turning point they desperately needed.
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