Liverpool ended the pre-season with a 3-1 win over Darmstadt. Here are 5 highlights drawn.
1. Flash goals
For those who missed the first 10 minutes of the match, they were unable to witness the three goals of the two teams directly.
True to the nature of a friendly match, right after the opening whistle, the two teams created a tit-for-tat position. Liverpool were more successful with two quick hits and collected two goals from Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota.
Meanwhile, the representative of Germany, Darmstadt also shortened the score in the 10th minute. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate’s goal was hugely at fault when the duo trapped an offside error. In the position facing the goalkeeper, of course Mathias Honsak made no mistake.
2. World champion class
It is true that Liverpool need to sign a defensive midfielder before the transfer window closes, but at least they did the right thing in the early part of the summer, which was to spend £45m to bring home. World Cup 2022 winner, Alexis Mac Allister. His ability to connect three routes is an interesting thing and one can expect more from the Argentina international.
3. Missing a number 6
Liverpool lost Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in one summer. Even though they brought in Dominik Szoboszlai, it wasn’t enough to reinforce the midfield. Between now and the end of the summer transfer window, they are forced to sign another number 6, despite the fact that Trent Alexander-Arnold has been pushed into the middle to play as a midfielder.
The Mirror assesses that unless they can sign Romeo Lavia, Liverpool will hardly be able to dispute the teams with a lot of money this season.
4. Lucky Diaz
When Luis Diaz suffered a serious knee injury last October, perhaps he did not expect he could come back so strong.
This South American player always shows creativity in scoring. In front of a dense array of Darmstadt defenders, he still jumped up and unleashed an extremely skillful heel loop to make it 3-1.
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It is a bold statement that he remains the most important person in Liverpool as the successor to Sadio Mane on the wing.
5. Heading to battle against Chelsea
Victory at Deepdale ended a string of pre-season Liverpool friendlies and now they will enter a real battle that will last until May next year.
Right in the opening match of the new season, Liverpool will have a heroic match against Chelsea. This is a team that has changed a lot in 3 summer months. They have also acquired the guidance of a talented strategist, Mauricio Pochettino. Therefore, this is 90 minutes not to be missed for fans.
