Liverpool v Atletico Madrid live: Van Dijk scores dramatic winner as Diego Simeone sent off for fan altercation

More quotes from Diego Simeone following his red card at Anfield, with the Atletico Madrid manager telling MoviStar TV:

"Obviously my reaction is not justifiable, I insulted him. But it was 90 minutes of being insulted the whole time. Then you turn around, when your opponent has scored, and they are still insulting you. It is not that easy.

“The referee understood the situation. I hope that a team like Liverpool can improve that part. When they identify the person who did this, it should have its consequences.

“But he who needs to stay calm, and take the insults, is me. In my place you just have to take it."

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone had to be held back by stewards as he engaged in screaming match with a fan moments after Liverpool’s late winner in the Champions League.

Simeone was shown a red card for his reaction, with the TV cameras picking up a Liverpool supporter cheering in the Argentinian’s face as he was squared up to.

Injury time is Arne time. Liverpool marked Arne Slot’s 47th birthday in what has become trademark fashion: with another decisive late goal. The specialists in drama at the death conjured a victory they seemed to have tossed away. Virgil van Dijk planted a 92nd-minute header into the Atletico Madrid net. Like Federico Chiesa and Rio Ngumoha, like Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah before him, he got Liverpool a win from the jaws of a draw. “We found a way to win,” said Van Dijk. They have done it four times in the Premier League, now once in the Champions League.

Logically it cannot carry on like this. But, somehow, it did carry on like this.

Liverpool won thanks to a late goal for the fifth game in a row this season.

Virgil van Dijk’s 92 minute goal was still only the third-latest Liverpool have scored to win a match, after Salah’s penalty at Burnley and Ngumoah’s at Newcastle.

"I think we showed many times that we are capable of doing it,” Van Dijk said.

“Today I was the lucky one with the winner and we move on.”

“In the 60 minutes he played he seemed to be quite fit to me. It wasn't as if after 10 minutes he was already very tired. He could play at this level quite well after one or two weeks of team sessions.

"So that was the thing and he can play football and that he's a joy to watch and that is not a surprise to me. He was fitter than I expected but the fans can't get their hopes too high. We play three times a week and that's a bit too much for him still.

"We have two great number nines and we're going to use both of them throughout their career here."

Liverpool rallied, as they have before. Ridiculously, Van Dijk’s goal was only their third latest this season – Salah at Burnley and Ngumoha struck even deeper into matches. Another late, late show. And Isak, watching on from the bench by then, must be wondering what, exactly, he has joined.

Atletico Madrid found a talisman in Marcos Llorente. The midfielder has only scored seven Champions League goals, but four have come at Anfield.

He halved the deficit when he poked in a shot after a pass from Giacomo Raspadori. Alisson was aggrieved that the offside Antoine Griezmann was in his line of vision.

Llorente levelled with a sweetly-struck volley that nevertheless took a sizeable deflection off Alexis Mac Allister. Given the unwitting role Robertson played in the opener, Liverpool could scarcely complain.

Liverpool’s second was altogether more intentional and typical, the type of one-two Mohamed Salah often plays as he cuts infield. Ryan Gravenberch, who had won the free kick for the opener, returned the ball to him. Salah angled a shot past Oblak.

Salah was electric, close to a spectacular second with a curling shot, denied by the post when he should have extended Liverpool’s lead.

There are days when he seems impossible to contain. This was the first such occasion in the current campaign.

"I was just trying to get in the line of the keeper, so he couldn't see,” Robertson said. “It's a great finish, give me the Puskas award now! But no, honestly I didn't know anything about it. It was a great start and thank goodness it went in.”

Isak played 58 minutes before he was replaced by Hugo Ekitike and showed some bright moments.

“He did really well, held the ball up and linked play really well,” Van Dijk said. “He’s a very good player and we know there’s more to come from him.”