Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott stormed out in rage, as Jorg Schmadtke was seen in Liverpool discussions.

There were several noteworthy incidents during Monday’s friendly match between SV Darmstadt and Liverpool.

An entertaining victory over SV Darmstadt on Monday marked the end of Liverpool’s preseason schedule.

The Reds defeated the newly promoted Bundesliga team 3-1 thanks to goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah in the second half after they had already taken the lead through Diogo Jota and Luis Salah.

According to the outcome, Jurgen Klopp’s team finished their preseason campaign with three victories, a draw, and a 4-3 loss to Bayern Munich. They will now travel to Chelsea on Sunday for the Premier League season opener.

The 90 minutes at Deepdale, however, saw a lot of activity that went unnoticed or unnoticed at all.

Trent targeted

Deepdale was jam-packed with Liverpool fans for what was ostensibly a home game for Klopp’s team. But a few hundred Darmstadt supporters still traveled to Lancashire despite that.

Before the game, they were seen arriving in large groups on a nearby road near the stadium. Later, they made noise while the game was in progress.

Not the least of which is towards Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, who were hounded as they prepared to take a corner. There is no such thing for these Bundesliga teams as a friendly.

Jorg never stops

Jorg Schmadtke, the sporting director of Liverpool, joined the crowd of onlookers at Deepdale and took a seat in the directors’ box just before the game began.

However, work is never done, especially during the transfer window. At halftime, a German fan was seen smoking a vape and holding a phone in the stadium’s parking lot.

The Reds are in dire need of a new defensive midfielder, so Schmadtke must obviously make the most of every opportunity.

Duo comes to the rescue.

Although it was wonderful to see so many young fans get to see their Liverpool heroes in action, some of them decided to get too close when, after the final whistle, they entered the pitch despite public warnings not to do so.

Nevertheless, one steward accidentally knocked out a young person with a particularly forceful rugby tackle.

It caused Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott to question the amount of force used and instead check on the fan’s wellbeing while escorting them away from the field safely.

Tsimikas gets shirty

However, there were a few more enjoyable interactions between players and supporters after the game.

When Kostas Tsimikas saw a sign that read, “Tsimikas, I love you more than my dad,” he recognized the sentiment. Can I have your shirt?” he asked, throwing his game jersey to the young fan.

Alisson Becker then did the same with a young girl in the crowd, giving her a quick hug before shaking hands with a few other Reds supporters nearby.

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Liverpool ought to swoop in and steal Mikel Arteta ‘next Joko Gvardiol’ as Arsenal makes a $22 million offer.

According to reports, Mikel Arteta has a center-back who will follow Joko Gvardiol’s example on his radar, but Liverpool should try to outbid him in the transfer market.

Joko Gvardiol joining Manchester City this summer already seems like a significant addition to Pep Guardiola’s squad. And it’s only fair that Liverpool supporters will look on the transaction with a great deal of envy, especially given the urgent need for the club to add more center-backs at Anfield.

Given that he grew up supporting Liverpool and that Jürgen Klopp prefers to use a high press, high line system at Anfield, Gvardiol would have been the ideal fit. Unfortunately, the club was unable to afford the $99 million (£78 million/€90 million) price tag.

However, there are still many players available who fit Liverpool’s budget, including one who is following Gvardiol at Dinamo Zagreb.

Center back Josip utalo, 23, a Dinamo Zagreb academy product like Gvardiol, has even shared the field with Manchester City’s new acquisition for the club’s youth teams, including in the UEFA Youth League match against Liverpool in 2019.

Compared to Gvardiol, utalo was more of a late bloomer; his big break at Dinamo came the same year that Gvardiol left the team, and his former teammate took advantage of that time to make the first team after spending time on loan at NK Istra.

Utalo is a tall, swift presence in the back who is calm under pressure. He would be a perfect fit for Liverpool’s back line because he is comfortable playing on both the left and right side of a back four.

To demonstrate his talent, according to Wyscout, he had the second-best defensive duel success rate in the Champions League last season, winning 79.14% of his challenges despite playing teams like Chelsea, Red Bull Salzburg, and AC Milan.