The incident occurred in the 13th minute of Liverpool 's league curtain-raiser on Friday night with the scoreline still goalless. Mohamed Salah had sought to release his new £79 million teammate with a lobbed pass, though it was intercepted by Senesi.

In Liverpool's first Premier League match since Diogo Jota's tragic death, late goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah sealed victory in an opening match to remember.