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Liverpool's Jordan Henderson (centre) celebrates after scoring against AC Milan
Liverpool 3-2 AC Milan
by James Nalton
at Anfield
There was a sense of an occasion for the opening game of Liverpool’s latest Champions League campaign as they welcomed AC Milan to Anfield for the first time.
It was an entertaining spectacle under the floodlights with the lead changing hands three times.
Some fans in the ground will have known about Milan’s relative fall from grace in recent years, though their promising campaign last time out saw them finish second in Serie A, securing their place in this season’s Champions League.
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