Henderson has no case for defence

Sevilla scored with their only two shots on target.

It seems likely the German will be given a run in the competition, with his Belgian counterpart set to remain first choice for the Premier League, and he is hoping to make up for lost time having missed his chance to establish himself last season.

“It is an interesting situation with three good goalkeepers,” said Karius, including thirdchoice Danny Ward in the equation. “That is only good for the club. We try to do our best in training and in games.” The return of Philippe Coutinho, who came off the bench for his first appearance of the season after failing to secure a move to Barcelona, was another bonus.

He was warmly welcomed by the crowd and, despite looking ring-rusty, his team-mates are hopeful that he will soon be up to speed.

“Massive, brilliant – you heard the crowd when he came on,” said Henderson on the Brazil international’s return. “He’s been brilliant in training so hopefully he can have a big impact now he’s back.”

Liverpool’s next Champions League opponents, Spartak Moscow, are facing a hefty fine and possible partial closure of their stadium after their fans lit fireworks and threw a flare onto the pitch, narrowly missing the referee, during their Group E 1-1 draw in Slovenia against Maribor.

Liverpool play Spartak in Moscow on September 26 with Manchester United playing CSKA in the Russian capital 24 hours later.