<p>Liverpool laboured to a 2-0 win over Denmark's Midtjylland on Tuesday as a goal from Diogo Jota and a Mohamed Salah penalty secured a hard-fought Champions League Group D victory at Anfield.</p>.<p>The win came at a cost, however, as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp suffered another defensive blow with Brazilian Fabinho limping off in the first half with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/fabinho-joins-virgil-van-dijk-on-liverpools-defensive-injury-list-908117.html" target="_blank">Fabinho joins Virgil van Dijk on Liverpool's defensive injury list</a></strong></p>.<p>Fabinho had been deputising for central defender Virgil van Dijk, who is out with a long-term knee injury, and he was replaced by 19-year-old Rhys Williams.</p>.<p>"It is exactly the last thing we needed," said Klopp, who added that the seriousness of the injury would not be known until after a scan and praised Williams for the composed way in which he coped with being thrown into the game.</p>.<p>Liverpool made a slow start and suffered an early scare when Anders Dreyer broke through the middle but shot straight at keeper Alisson.</p>.<p>With Klopp having rested his usual front three and given starts to Jota, Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri, Liverpool struggled to break down the determined Danes.</p>.<p>The breakthrough came in the 55th minute when after a swift exchange with Shaqiri, Trent Alexander-Arnold crossed low to Jota who had a simple tap-in.</p>.<p>The goal was Liverpool's 10,000th in all competitions.</p>.<p>Substitute Roberto Firmino should have settled the contest near the end, but blasted over the bar after more good work from Alexander-Arnold.</p>.<p>Then Dreyer had the best chance of the game when he jinked into space in the Liverpool box but, with Alisson to beat, he could only find the side-netting.</p>.<p>Salah made sure of the win, in stoppage time, from the penalty spot, converting after he had been brought down by Paulinho inside the box.</p>.<p>Liverpool have the maximum six points from their opening two games while Midtjylland are yet to get off the mark. </p>
<p>Liverpool laboured to a 2-0 win over Denmark's Midtjylland on Tuesday as a goal from Diogo Jota and a Mohamed Salah penalty secured a hard-fought Champions League Group D victory at Anfield.</p>.<p>The win came at a cost, however, as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp suffered another defensive blow with Brazilian Fabinho limping off in the first half with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/fabinho-joins-virgil-van-dijk-on-liverpools-defensive-injury-list-908117.html" target="_blank">Fabinho joins Virgil van Dijk on Liverpool's defensive injury list</a></strong></p>.<p>Fabinho had been deputising for central defender Virgil van Dijk, who is out with a long-term knee injury, and he was replaced by 19-year-old Rhys Williams.</p>.<p>"It is exactly the last thing we needed," said Klopp, who added that the seriousness of the injury would not be known until after a scan and praised Williams for the composed way in which he coped with being thrown into the game.</p>.<p>Liverpool made a slow start and suffered an early scare when Anders Dreyer broke through the middle but shot straight at keeper Alisson.</p>.<p>With Klopp having rested his usual front three and given starts to Jota, Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri, Liverpool struggled to break down the determined Danes.</p>.<p>The breakthrough came in the 55th minute when after a swift exchange with Shaqiri, Trent Alexander-Arnold crossed low to Jota who had a simple tap-in.</p>.<p>The goal was Liverpool's 10,000th in all competitions.</p>.<p>Substitute Roberto Firmino should have settled the contest near the end, but blasted over the bar after more good work from Alexander-Arnold.</p>.<p>Then Dreyer had the best chance of the game when he jinked into space in the Liverpool box but, with Alisson to beat, he could only find the side-netting.</p>.<p>Salah made sure of the win, in stoppage time, from the penalty spot, converting after he had been brought down by Paulinho inside the box.</p>.<p>Liverpool have the maximum six points from their opening two games while Midtjylland are yet to get off the mark. </p>