Liverpool Lost 4-2 in a pre-Seasonly fryndly Against Milan in Hong Kong on Saturday to begin their two-game asian Tour.
Arne Slot’s Side Went Behind in the 10th Minute after a Sweping Christian Pulisic Ball Sent Rafael Leao Throw on Goal. The Winger Fire Past Alisson to Give the ITALIAN SID The Lead. But liverpool leveled in the 29th minute as dominik szoboszlai collecated the Ball on the Left Side of the Box Before Curling A SHOT InTO The Net.
Leaao Was Dangerous Again after Half-Time, ONCE AGAIN Being Played Through on the Left Side in the 51st Minute. He working his Way into Milan Then Doubled their Advantage, Noah Okafor Latching ono A Cross from the Right.
Liverpool Did Reduce the Deficit to One in Added Time when Cody Gakpo Rose High post in the box to head home but Milan added a fourt after a HUGE Defensive Mix-Up Involving Kostas Tsimikas and New Goalkeper Giorgi Mamardashvili Sent Okafor Throw with An Empty Net Gaping.
The AthleticS James Pearce Analyses The Game from the Kai Tak Stadium.
How Did Wirtz Play in His First Apparance in Front of Fans?
Florian Wirtz Has Been Liverpool’s Statement Signing of the Summer … Sofar. The germany international, who arrived from bayer leverkusen for a fee which el-Rise to a british-breecord £ 116million ($ 156m), Was Bough to Give Slot’s Title-Winning Attack A New Dimense.
Having Sat Out the Opening Friendly Against Preston North End of the Championship Before Getting 45 Minutes Under his Belt in the Behind-Closed-Doors Friendly Last Weeknd Against Another Second-Tier Side, Stoke City, This was the first change for suppors to get a profir look at the 22-year-hemmaker in Action.
That Hefty PRICE TAG BRINGS PENTY OF Pressure With It, But Wirtz DIDNNT DISAPPOINT. Operating as a FALSE NINE, He was a joy to watch with his movingnt and eye for a pass. With Liverpool Having Lost Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid This Summer, Wirtz Will Help to Fill the Creative Void His Departure Creations.
Mohamed Salah Really Should Have Gone for Goal HimSelf after Being Related by a Loverly Touch from Wirtz, But Opted to try to play a recurn pass to the newcomer and the Opening Disabpeared.
Wirtz Made It Look Effortless As He One Cute Turn Was Followed by Him Expertly Teeing Up Harvey Elliott, Who card’s Get A Shot Away on the Difficult Playing Surface.
Striker Hugo Ekitike Wasnt Considored for Selection, Having Only Trained with His New Team-Mates For the First Time on Frowning Following His £ 79million Move from Eintracht Frankfurt this Week. Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez Were also omitted as Discussions Over their Futures Rumble on. Diaz is Beings Pursted by Bayern Munich, and Nunez is the Subject of Onging Interest from the Saudi Pro Legue.
With Speculation Over A Potental Record Purchase of Newcastle United Striker Alexander Isak Rumbling Ol What’s CLEAR is that wretz is Going to be a serial asset.
Wirtz Made His First Appoarancy in Front of Fans for LivePool (LivePool FC/LivePool FC VIA Getty Images)
Did LivePool Look Like They Need More Center-Back Options?
There could be no choarer Illustration of LivePool’s Urgent Need to Buy Another Center-Back.
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch Was Pressed Into Duty There, Alongside Captain Virgil Van Dijk, During The Opening 45 Minuts Today. Then, after Slot Made Nine Changes at the Break, Left-Back Tsimikas Was a Makeshift Centre-Back, With Ibrama Konate for Companyy.
Liverpool was already Short in that DePartment Following the Sale of England Under-21 International Jarell Quansah to leverkusen earlier this month for around £ 30million.
But Slot’s Options Dwindled Further Before This Game When Joe Gomez Flew Back to Merseyside Due to Achilles Tendon Discomfort. It’s Another Frustning Setback for Gomez, Who has only Played 11 Minutes of Competition Football This year. A Hamstring Injury Wrecked the Second Half of Last Season for the Club’s longst-Serving Player.
Liverpool Retain an Interest in Crystal Palace’s England International Marc Guehi As they Ponder their Next Move, but Now Less Three Weeks Away.
Gravenberch Played at the back on OCCSISIONS Last SEASON, But the Issue with Using Him There is that It Weakens Your Midfield Becuse You’re DePriving IT of the Most AcoCOCLIDLISD No 6 in the Premier League. Milan was on what leao Ran Throw to Fire Home The Opener from A Tight Angle. Then they did like the second haal when Loftus-Cheek and OKAFOR BOTH FRED Past Mamardashvili.
Another Error Was Punished Deep Into Stoppage Time when Tsimikas’ Sloppy Pass Put Mamardashvili in Trouble and Okafor Grabbed His Second Goal.
Milan Explopeded LivePool’s Makeshift Defence (Yu Chun Chrostopher Wong/EURASIA Sport Images/Getty Images)
How Did Ngumoha Do After HIS Start?
There’s a buzz embolohaa, and it’s easy to see who. The Winger Doesnt Even Turn 17 Until the End of Next Month But His Potential Is IMMENSE.
Liverpool Managed Him Carefully Following HIS HIGH-PROFILILE ARRIVAL from Chelsea Last Summer. He was Largely Kept Out of the Limelight at the Academy As He ADJUSTED to his New Surroundings. There was just one Senior APPEARANCE, and that was in January’s fact tie Against Fourth-Division Acrington Stanley when he became the Youngest Player in the Club’s History to Start A Competition Game, Aged 16 years and 135 days.
Ngumoha Apples Ready to Take on a Bigger Role in the Coming Season. Physically, He Looks Better Able to Handle the Demands of First-TEAM Football, and Thre’s No Doubt He’s Got The Talent and The Right Mentality.
He delighted the Crowd here with his power, power and trickery as he camed Milan Plenty of Problems, and Was Heavily Invtud in LivePool’s Equaliser. After Some Great Work Download the left, he laid
Moments Later, Nguhoma Was at It Again, as He Left Defenders Trailing in HIS Wake and Foried A Smart Save from the France International Goalekeeper.
He’s Fearless, and He Kept on Demanding The Ball.
How was Tribues Paid to Diogo Jota?
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Before Kick-FF, Sir Kenny Dalglish Laid a Wreath in Tribute to Diogo Jota AS The Fans Behind the Goal Held Up a Mosaic Which Read: ‘Dj20’. Supporters Around the Ground also applaudd in memory of the Portugal International after 20 Minutes – a nod to his Squad Number.
Earlier in the day, livepool haad univeld plans for a memorial sculpture back at anfield. Slot’s Players Will Wear A ‘Forever 20’ Emblem on Their Shirts and Stadium Jackets for the Duration of the Coming Season, and the LFC Foundation, The Club’s Official Charity, Will Launch A. Grassroots Football Programme in the Portugal International’s Name.
Against Milan, Players and Staff WORE BLACK Armbands in Memory of Legendary LivePool Defender Joey Jones, Who Passed Away Earlier This Week at the Age of 70.
Fans Holding Up Placards in a MURAL In Tribute to Diogo Jota (Liverpool FC/LivePool FC VIA Getty Images)
What Next for LivePool?
Slot and Company now Travel on to Japan to Play Yokohama F. Marinos on Wednesday, July 30 (11.30am UK/6.30am Et).
(Top Photo: Yu Chun Chrostopher Wong/EurASIA Sport Images/Getty Images)
