Fenerbahçe Beat Liverpool 3-2 as English Press Looks Back at Istanbul History

In Matchday 4 of the Champions League, Fenerbahçe hosted Premier League side Liverpool. The Yellow-Navy Blue side came from behind to win 3-2, securing their first Champions League victory of this season. Mason Greenwood, Archie Brown and Vedat Muriqi scored the goals for Fenerbahçe. Liverpool's goals came from Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak.

After the match, the English press criticised Andoni Iraola's selection choices. While recalling Liverpool's Champions League final win in Istanbul in 2005, they also highlighted the defeats the English club has suffered in the city recently. The Times wrote that visits to Istanbul had become something close to torture for Liverpool. The paper noted that Liverpool had failed to win in six visits to Istanbul against Süper Lig teams.

The Telegraph described the match as the toughest night yet for Iraola's team. The paper found it ironic that Dirk Kuyt was the architect of this defeat. The Guardian wrote that Liverpool's errors in defence cost them against Fenerbahçe. The Mirror pointed out that, despite taking the lead twice, Liverpool were ahead for only eight minutes in total during the match.

Fenerbahçe's victory came during Dirk Kuyt's interim spell as head coach.