Liverpool v Red Star Belgrade: Three key battles

Champions League Group C resumes with the opening encounter of a double-header between the clubs, who locked horns in the European Cup second round back in 1973.

Then, Red Star were victorious, winning both legs 2-1 to eliminate Bill Shankly’s Reds.

But how will this reunion pan out and where is the game on Merseyside likely to be decided? We have taken a look at three potentially pivotal duels…

Virgil van Dijk v Richmond Boakye

There has been one constant in Liverpool’s remarkable run of nine successive Premier League clean sheets at Anfield across last season and this: Virgil van Dijk.

The Dutchman’s formidable presence was on show throughout the Reds’ surge to the Champions League final, too,…