FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE ANSWER

FOR Luis Diaz, summoning the strength to even play football with his father still missing was impressive enough.

- CHRIS MCKENNA

Ast But the fact he got the goal to salvage something from this game for Liverpool was an even greater sign of mental strength and courage.

The Reds needed something special here. Diaz delivered it in dramatic fashion deep into stoppage time.

Luton had given them the old rope-a-dope and scored on the counter in incredible scenes that had Kenilworth Road shaking to its very old foundations with 10 minutes to go.

Former Manchester United man Tahith Chong looked set to be the story when he fired home after a quick move involving Ross Barkley and Issa Kabore.

But in the fifth minute of stoppage time, Harvey Elliott found fellow sub Diaz at the back post and he beat Kabore to the ball to spark the celebrations in the away end just 12 minutes after he came on.

It will have felt like a punch in the gut for Luton, who were dreaming of a first win over Liverpool since 1991 in their first league meeting for 31 years.