Mohamed Salah left in tears after PSG loss as Dominik Szoboszlai fumes at Liverpool decision

Liverpool are out of the Champions League. The Reds were knocked out on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain after a deflating defeat at Anfield on Tuesday night.

To rub salt in the wounds for Arne Slot’s men, they lost Trent Alexander-Arnold to an ankle injury and had to come through a gruelling 120 minutes against the in-form side in Europe, just days before facing Newcastle United in the League Cup final at Wembley

Consequently, the tie unfolded exactly how Slot would not have wanted. And on a night to forget for Liverpool, the ECHO takes a look at some of the moments that might have gone under the radar

Fans fume at referee

Referee Istvan Kovacs was not a popular man at Anfield. Liverpool appeals for fouls repeatedly went ignored throughout proceedings, leaving Slot raging on the sidelines.

Supporters made their feelings felt when they booed the officials from the pitch at half-time, before cheering ironically when Kovacs awarded the Reds their first free-kick of the game in the 46th minute and booked Marquinhos for a foul on Luis Diaz.

Meanwhile, PSG’s travelling supporters were angered by a different man entirely. As Alisson Becker came out to warm up at the start of the first half, they booed and whistled loudly, no doubt still scorned by the Brazilian’s heroics last week in Paris.

Mohamed Salah and Alexander-Arnold made headlines on Monday after the pair were seemingly involved in an angry exchange in open training, as their team-mates had to intervene and pull them apart.

However, the ECHO reported that those closer to the day-to-day ongoings at the training ground insisted it was all light-hearted ribbing between two close team-mates, while they were both later spotted laughing and joking together after training.

If there was any doubt, the pair both embraced ahead of kick-off at Anfield while a concerned Salah was the first player over the check on Alexander-Arnold after he injured his ankle and play was stopped for him to receive treatment. Nothing sinister to see here.

Donnarumma enrages Anfield

It is sod’s law that Gianluigi Donnarumma was PSG’s shootout hero at Anfield, saving from both Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, after a rather shaky performance.

He was partly at fault for Harvey Elliott’s winner in Paris last week, and was unconvincing throughout in the 120 minutes on Tuesday night as he flapped at crosses and demonstrated the most erratic kicking under pressure.

While home supporters enjoyed his wayward passing, Liverpool were unable to take advantage. But jeers turned to boos in the second half after the Italian went down off the ball in the midst of a spell of Reds pressure.

Booed as a result as he received treatment, his subsequent touches were also booed with it quickly becoming clear that any issue he suffered was only minor at worst. The goalkeeper had the last laugh though, having successfully taken the sting out of the game before stepping up in the shoot-out.