The new boys of Liverpool combined to hand over the team of Arne Slot a 3-1 victory against Yokohama F Marinos in the second match of their pre-season tour in Asia today.
The match continued despite Tsunami’s warnings in Japan and the Reds will be delighted that the second half goals of Florian Wirtz and young Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha saw Liverpool coming from behind to ensure the victory.
Asahi Uenaka had put the guests in the lead, but Wirtz leveled before the former teammate of Bayer Leverkusen, Jeremie Frimpong was out of the bench to provide the cross for the Nyoni strike. NGUMOHA added a third late with a beautiful individual objective.
Hugo Ekitike made his debut in Liverpool after his move of 69 million pounds sterling by Eintracht Francfurt and showed quality lightning-approaching a goal with a retro-cavanchy effort before going to half.
Gakpo looks shiny for Liverpool
It was a welcome victory for the Slot team, which looked rusty during the 4-2 defeat on Saturday against AC Milan in Hong Kong.
There was a moving tribute to Diogo Jota, killed earlier this month in a car accident in Spain, before kick-off and when the action began, it was Liverpool who dominated possession against a team that is 18th in the J. the 20 teams.
Ekitike aligned himself in an attacker who also contained Wirtz, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo.
And it was Gakpo who had the first chance for Liverpool with a curling effort that struck the right post.
The Netherlands International again approached a shot that has been saved while Dominik Szoboszlai saw a clearly clear chance by defense at home after going around the goalkeeper.
Ekitike marks almost an amazing
Ekitike almost broke the dead end a minute later, intelligently diverting the low cross of Conor Bradley towards the target, but seeing his effort well saved by the goalkeeper of the house Park Il-Gyu.
At the other end, the Reds goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was also assured.
Having dropped a clanger against Milan, the Georgian, who continues to defend Alisson while he approaches a personal problem in his native Brazil, produced a superb stop to one hand to prevent Jun Amano’s head.
Ekitike and Ryan Gravenberch were removed at the break with Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, but the changes did not have an immediate effect with Yokohama taking the lead after 55 minutes.
Shock objective for Japanese hosts
An intelligent ball inside the Konate of Ibrahima chose Uenaka and he was not mistaken with a low and left finish.
International Wataru Endo Japan came for Virgil Van Dijk upon receipt of a hero and there were other reasons for celebrating the great support of Liverpool at the Nissan stadium when Wirtz caught the equalizer with its first goal for the club.
No Wirtz error while Liverpool transforms the game
A counterattack of counterattack led by Jones and Salah dropped the ball with goodness of the German international in the box and he swept it through the left corner.
Slot brought seven changes after 64 minutes and two of the players were introduced combined for the third goal of a competition played on horrible field.
Frimpong whispered a mark of the left brand and Nyoni extended his right leg to divert the ball at home.
It was now a one -way traffic when Liverpool invaded forward and it is not surprising when they marked again. Andy Robertson chose NGUMOHA, 16, and he ran near the halfway line before cutting inside two defenders and pulled a low shot in the lower corner.
