An eye for goal as the march again
that Dominic Solanke and Divock Origi had niggles.
Yet fourth choice or not, it was Sturridge, making his first start of the season, who put Liverpool ahead on 30 minutes after Andy Robertson centred from the left and the striker rose to head home from six yards.
And Liverpool were 2-0 up six minutes later when Milner and Salah again combined on the right in a rapid counter-attack which looked to have faltered on the edge of the box only for the ball to spill to Gini Wijnaldum just inside on the right flank.
While looking to restart the momentum, Wijnaldum was upended by Juan Bernat, referee Cuneyt Cakir having no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
Milner finished the move started by converting.
It was a dream start for Liverpool but PSG were granted a foothold four minutes later when Angel Di Maria’s cross found its way from the left past an attempted overhead kick from Edinson Cavani, a deflection off he Robertson’s body to the feet Meunier at the far post.
The full-back slotted the inside the far post.
Liverpool thought they had put the game beyond doubt just short of the hour mark when Wijnaldum’s shot from distance was turned in after a scramble between Sturridge, Areola and Salah, the Egyptian pouncing.
But the strike was disallowed when Sturridge was ruled to have gone in too hard on the keeper.
With seven minutes left Salah gave the ball away on the halfway line, Julian Draxler and Neymar combined to put through Mbappe and the World Cup star silenced the Kop by slotting past Alisson.
But Firmino had the last word.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Booked:
of ball
Goals: