Liverpool are by no means back to their best. And nor is Mohamed Salah. But there were enough positive signs from both in Saturday night's 3-0 FA Cup fourth-round win over Brighton to suggest that this most trying of seasons might actually end on a positive note for the Reds.

Liverpool travel to Istanbul tonight with familiar Champions League intensity but also with a few unwelcome complications. The Reds face Galatasaray in the last-16 first leg at RAMS Park, and the predicted lineup has been shaped by late fitness concerns that forced manager Arne Slot into reshuffling key areas of his side.

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Liverpool have been beaten 1-0 by Galatasaray in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. After the Turkish giants conceding a few early chances, Mario Lemina headed them into the lead from close range in the eighth minute.