Arne Slot makes a beeline for the outstanding Conor Bradley after Liverpool's superb win over Real Madrid(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Arne Slot has explained the gameplan that helped Liverpool inflict another Champions League defeat on Real Madrid. Alexis Mac Allister headed the only goal on 61 minutes from a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick as the Reds beat the Spanish giants 1-0 at Anfield on Tuesday evening.

It was a second successive victory for Liverpool after ending a run of six defeats in seven with a 2-0 Premier League win over Aston Villa on Saturday and only a fourth clean sheet of the campaign.

And Slot believes the concentration on stopping dangermen Kylian Mbappe – who had 18 goals in 14 games this season – and Vincius Jnr paid dividends.

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“I told the players they had scored 26 goals in La Liga and Vinicius and Mbappe had 24 goal contributions together,” the Reds head coach said.

“I don’t think you can ever control these two completely but you can do a few things well....