‘We were super dominant’: Jurgen Klopp pleased with how Liverpool performed in 4-1 friendly victory against AC Milan… with Mohamed Salah, Thiago Alcantara and Darwin Nunez on the scoresheet
- Liverpool were 4-1 winners in a convincing friendly win against AC Milan in Dubai
- Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was pleased with how they performed in the win
- Klopp said that despite conceding, his side were ‘super dominant’ throughout
- Mohamed Salah, Thiago Alcantara and Darwin Nunez were all on the scoresheet
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was pleased with how his team performed in a ‘super dominant’ friendly win against AC Milan.
Goals from Mohamed Salah, Thiago Alcantara and two from Darwin Nunez gave Klopp’s side a 4-1 win in their final friendly before a return to competitive action.
Speaking to Liverpool after the game, Klopp spoke on how his side performed and how quickly his returning World Cup players will be back in the squad.
Jurgen Klopp was pleased with how Liverpool performed in a ‘super dominant’ performance
Klopp said: ‘It was a really good game. There was one situation which I didn’t like – that was when we conceded the goal because it was directly after a drinks break.
‘Apart from that, we were super dominant. We played a really good game. I liked how our midfield was connected, I liked our build-up.’
Liverpool were also able to use the friendly to give some minutes to some of the younger players in the squad and Klopp was impressed with how they performed.
Klopp continued: ‘When you bring on the kids [in the] second half and you see the pass from Bobby Clark and the whole performance from Stefan [Bajcetic], the performance from Mel [Frauendorf] as a right full-back and then Ben Doak comes on, 17 years old, and is this kind of natural force, it’s really cool to see.’
With fixtures beginning to pile up following the completion of the World Cup, these young players could have an impact in the second half of the season.
Darwin Nunez scored twice as he returned to the Liverpool side following the World Cup
Liverpool face Manchester City in a return to competitive action and Klopp was able to shed some light on when key players will be returning to the side following the World Cup.
On who could make the squad for the Carabao Cup clash, the Liverpool boss said: ‘Hendo [Jordan Henderson] we will see, Trent [Alexander-Arnold] we will see.
‘We will make the decision obviously on Wednesday who can play on Thursday. But it’s good and will be a very interesting game after that period but I’m looking forward to it.’
Liverpool will be hoping to continue their progress and retain the Carabao Cup after beating Chelsea in a penalty shootout in last year’s final.
Mohamed Salah will be hoping to continue his goalscoring form for Liverpool after the win
Midfielder Thiago Alcantara scored a rare goal for Liverpool as they stormed to the win
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