Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the UEFA Champions League with a 2-0 win against Real Madrid on Wednesday that leaves the reigning European champions in danger of missing out qualification for the knockout stages.

Sitting top of the Premier League after 12 games and the Champions League group after five games — unbeaten against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, AC Milan, Bayern Leverkusen, and Real Madrid — there is justified confidence that Arne Slot’s side look the real deal.

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga was injured and substituted off in the second half of his team's Champions League match with Liverpool.

Arne Slot celebrated Liverpool's 2-0 Champions League win against Real Madrid by saying the Spanish giants had become a "pain in the ass" for the club after ending a 15-year winless against the reigning European champions.

Manager Arne Slot expressed relief on Wednesday that Liverpool had finally managed to beat Real Madrid for the first time in 15 years but stressed he was not getting carried away by his team's perfect start in the Champions League.

Mbappe has scored nine goals in 18 appearances for Madrid since leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent at the end of last season. But he has only one goal in the Champions League for his new club, which has lost three of its five games in the revamped competition.

Arne Slot declared it was “special” to beat the European champions Real Madrid because they have been “a pain in the arse” for Liverpool in the past.

Liverpool regained their spot atop the Champions League standings with a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday that Arne Slot deemed "pleasing." Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo each scored after halftime to secure the three points for the Reds,

Arne Slot has managed to achieve a feat as Liverpool manager that Jurgen Klopp never could during his tenure - beating Real Madrid