Salah and Nunez on target as Liverpool beat group winners Napoli

Late goals from Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez helped Liverpool to a 2-0 win over Napoli but the Italians still finished top dogs in Champions League Group A. With a lack of jeopardy on the game neither team really moved out of second gear as the chances of Liverpool overturning a four-goal swing to top the group never threatened to materialise.

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Napoli hit four past disjointed Liverpool

Liverpool’s Champions League campaign got off to a nightmare start in hot and humid Naples on Wednesday as sensational Napoli ran out comprehensive 4-1 winners. Victor Osimhen set the precedent early on, hitting the post inside the opening minute before James Milner conceded a fifth-minute penalty, which Piotr Zielinski kept his cool to convert.

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