After defeating Leicester City 4-0 earlier today, Liverpool earned their second victory of the preseason.
Enzo Maresca, the manager of Leicester City, acknowledged after his team’s 4-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday that they had been punished by “one of the best teams in transition.”.
Darwin Nunez, Bobby Clark, Diogo Jota, and Ben Doak all scored goals as Jurgen Klopp’s team continued its unbeaten preseason run. This is the fourth game in a row the Reds have scored four goals, going back to the final day of the 2022–23 Premier League season.
Virgil van Dijk and Caoimhin Kelleher both made outstanding saves to stop Wilfred Ndidi from scoring early on for Leicester.
Leicester started the game the more energetic of the two teams, and Ndidi came close on two occasions.
However, Liverpool quickly found their rhythm, scoring three goals in the last eight minutes before halftime before adding a fourth in the second half. The Leicester manager had no doubt that his team had paid for letting the Reds assert themselves in risky situations after this defeat.
“In the first 30 minutes, I thought the team got off to a very, very good start. The newly appointed manager of the Foxes claimed, “We were playing good football from the back, creating chances, finding solutions, and finding the space.
Regarding Liverpool, Maresca added, “Then they are one of the best teams in terms of transition.”. “We concede from that change, but today was significant for me. Obviously, the outcome is always important, but it was also crucial to observe the players and gauge how well they embraced the concept.
“We gave this team a couple or three chances. Sometimes scoring without taking a lot of chances is sufficient.
It was excellent, but we soon gave up a goal.
It is always risky to do that when playing against this type of player or team. “.
The former Manchester City assistant of Pep Guardiola continued, “I think it was quite clear. We had a good start, and we can take encouragement from that. Not only in the first half hour but also in the second half, the team consistently sought out solutions and played; this even surprised me because I was confident that the players and team were getting better but I didn’t anticipate seeing the manner in which we performed in the first half hour. It was outstanding.
“I’ve told the players that after 10 days away, we will take a break and spend one or two days with family before starting the week on Tuesday with an eye on our first Championship game. ”.
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Romeo Lavia latest as Jurgen Klopp wants deal before imminent ‘deadline
Liverpool are ready to make an improved offer for the Southampton midfielder, to avoid Chelsea’s interest and make it part of their pre-stuagional tours through Singapore
Liverpool is ready to make an improved offer for Romeo Lavia, with the hope of quickly completing an agreement for the midfielder.
Jurgen Klopp planns to renew his machine room this summer and has already signed Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai. But with Fabinho and Jordan Henderson now the subject of offers from Saudi Arabia, this soon became a need.
Lavia, who designed for the Saints of Manchester City last summer, was a radiant star in the championship despite their relegation. And he played enough heads during his first superior campaign to ensure that his decrease in the second layer is short -lived. A number of clubs have been linked with the 19-year-old, with Chelsea also remaining firmly interested. However, Liverpool want to strike while the iron is hot and just two days after an opening offer was rejected they are set to return.
Athletic report that after rejecting an initial offer of £37m, the Reds are ready to put together a financial package that should bring them closer to Southampton’s £50m valuation. This will likely consist of several possible additions, with high confidence that a compromise can be reached.
And Klopp hopes that will happen sooner rather than later when his side fly to Singapore later this week. Liverpool are set to leave on Thursday and the Kop boss wants a deal to be finalized before then so the Belgium international can sit on the plane.
Southampton manager Russell Martin praised the youngster for his professionalism midweek after playing 45 minutes in Tuesday’s friendly against Bournemouth. “Given what’s going on, I thought it would be good for Romeo to play tonight and do all these things because he didn’t have the minutes the others had.
“You can ask for an update, but I can’t give you one because I don’t know. I’ll speak to (sporting director) Jason (Wilcox) now, but I’ve prepared for this game.”
Klopp and his players returned to Merseyside after a camp in Germany, where he insisted more deals would be finalized before the competition begins in less than a month. “There are so many things to do,” he told the club’s media team. “The transfer window is open. If my day had 28 hours right now it wouldn’t be a problem – I could easily fill them!
“There are still three and a half weeks until the first game of the season. Before then there is still a lot to do, especially in terms of the transfer market. This is now clear. And it will happen. New players must enter. We will have a good team.”
Pending an official announcement, Henderson’s departure is already complete, with the former captain making the controversial decision despite a late appeal from the club’s LGBT+ fan group.
Fabinho is also expected to leave but his move to Al Ittihad fell through due to a delay in the process. Not all parties have completed the transfer yet, which could net the Reds around £40m when completed.
