Liverpool started their pre-season campaign with a pair of 1-1 draws in mini-games against Wacker Innsbruck and Stuttgart in Salzburg.
The Reds are currently based in Austria for a training camp and the intensified preparations with two friendly matches in 30 minutes. The XIs for the games were a mixture of youthful experience.
Debut ?? #YNWA pic.twitter.com/aaa81FfVw3
– Ibrahima Konate (@IbrahimaKonate_) July 20, 2021
Trent Alexander-Arnold continued his recovery from the injury that excludes him from Euro 2020, while the new signing Ibrahim Konate tasted his first move for Liverpool. Joel Matip, James Milner, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were also among the first team players to play.
In the Red’s first match against Innsbruck, Divock placed Origi 1-0 from the penalty spot, only for Ronivaldo to level things up before the end. Meanwhile, Liverpool had to come from behind against Stuttgart with Philipp Forster’s goal to put the Bundesliga team ahead. Mane saved the red blushes and knocked home near the end to even things out.
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After the match, Konate, who played against Innsbruck, said to make her Reds debut an “unforgettable” moment.
“Yes, I’m very happy,” he told the club’s website. “It’s an unforgettable moment for me. Yes, without our fans – but I’m very, very happy. Just a little sad – very sad – that we did not win. But it’s OK, I’m happy. ”
Jurgen Klopp was also pleased with his players’ efforts and said: “It was a training session and it was good. Physically, that was all we wanted to see, we had to do it and it was an important test for that.
This was what the boss had to say after we started the pre-season with two 30-minute matches in Austria?
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) 20 July 2021
“From a football point of view, obviously a lot of room for improvement; I saw a lot of wild pressing. We wanted a wild press, we had some competition between the two teams to see who wins the ball back more and how many counter presses we have. ”
