Sadio Mane put the Reds into an early lead when he collected Roberto Firmino’s pass and steered beyond Sven Ulreich.

Mohamed Salah added the second with his fourth goal for the club, nodding in from close range after Bayern’s ‘keeper had palmed Alberto Moreno’s driven cross into his direction.

The visitors thought they’d made it three midway through the second half, but substitute Marko Grujic’s effort was ruled out for an offside decision.

However, Daniel Sturridge came off the bench to score as time ticked away, magnificently chipping home from Ben Woodburn’s through ball to cap a wholly deserved victory for the Reds, who now meet Atletico Madrid in tomorrow’s final in Bavaria after the La Liga side beat Napoli 2-1 in the day’s earlier game.

The pre-match team news confirmed Jürgen Klopp had selected a strong, adventurous line-up for Liverpool’s first ever fixture at the Allianz Arena.