Liverpool maintained their perfect Champions League record to guarantee a top-two finish in the league phase and automatic last-16 qualification with a 2-1 win over Lille at Anfield on Tuesday.

Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners against Lille at Anfield in the Champions League ... The game looked dead and buried when Alegerian full back Aissa Mandi picked up a second yellow card early ...

The Lille fans arrived at Anfield in fine voice ... just minutes after Lille had been reduced to 10 men after Aïssa Mandi picked up a second yellow card for a cynical challenge on Diaz.

Aissa Mandi was sent off in the 59th minute for Lille ... with Harvey Elliott finding the winner to raise the roof at Anfield (67').

And when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off just before the hour mark, Liverpool looked certain to extend its 100% record in the league phase. But Anfield was stunned when Canada striker Jonathan David ...

And when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off just before the hour mark, Liverpool looked certain to extend its 100% record in the league phase. But Anfield was stunned when Canada striker Jonathan ...

Aissa Mandi was sent off for Lille for a second bookable ... Perhaps the Voice of Anfield, George Sephton, had been savvy to such information? As the second-half restarted, with Szoboszlai very ...

Mohamed Salah Hits 50 European Goals as Liverpool AdvanceMohamed Salah added another remarkable milestone to his illustrious Liverpool career, scoring his 50th European goal in the Reds’ 2-1 ...

Liverpool booked their spot in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over 10-man Lille at Anfield, thanks to goals from talisman ... Despite being reduced to 10 men when Aissa Mandi ...

And when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off just before the hour mark, Liverpool looked certain to extend its 100% record in the league phase. But Anfield was stunned when Canada striker Jonathan David ...

GARY Breen soundtracked Lille player Aïssa Mandi's sending off with a brilliantly ... For while the German will always be seen as one of Anfield’s true icons, history so far suggests that ...