Klopp unsure if Sturridge will face Arsenal

Despite the extra competition, Lallana is delighted with what he has seen from Mane in particular, after his £30m arrival from Southampton.

Luis Enrique is unconcerned by his Barcelona side’s 4-0 International Champions Cup defeat to Liverpool, citing a lack of fitness and prior preparation for their failings.

Just a minute had gone when Origi darted down the right and crossed for Henderson, who bundled the ball home with the help of former Red Javier Mascherano, who got the final touch for an own goal.

Liverpool finished in eighth place in the Premier League table last season after Jurgen Klopp’s appointment as the club’s new manager back in October.

“You could see we were exhausted from the game against Barcelona”, said Klopp.

Liverpool have some injury concerns ahead of their opening Premier League game against Arsenal and with Daniel Sturridge, Dejan Lovren, James Milner and Marko Grujic all doubtful for the game.

After that Barcelona wasted few good chances at the end of the first half. Having said that, even playing at that level they are often still too good for a lot of teams.

“It definitely wasn’t our best day, we made a number of mistakes, especially for the first goal”.

“Barcelona was really good and then we had Mainz, and that is what you need”.

The game drew the second largest attendance at Wembley, with a crowd of 89,945 turning up to watch. With their trademark “tiki taka” style, Barcelona retained possession for long periods but couldn’t make it count against an energetic and determined Liverpool team.

Milner, who announced his England retirement on Friday, was again deployed at left-back for Liverpool, but had to give way to Alberto Moreno before half-time.

“It wasn’t all that great for us”, Klopp admitted.

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Grujic, signed from Red Star Belgrade in January, put the cherry on the cake in added time, meeting fellow Serbian Lazar Markovic’s scooped pass with a fine header that looped over Bravo.