By then, Liverpool led through Mane’s first goal in a Reds shirt after a slick 15th-minute move involving Adam Lallana and Firmino. Playing Barcelona the night before and then flying over, I knew some would be exhausted but we were looking forward to coming here. We didn’t think before the game we are one level with Barca and we don’t think after the game we are on a higher level than Barca – we are not insane.
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In contrast for Liverpool, their league campaign begins on August 14th against Arsenal.
Jurgen Klopp’s return to former club Mainz did not go to plan as his Liverpool side were thumped 4-0.
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Goals from Sadio Mane, Divock Origi, Marko Grujic and an own goal from Javier Mascherano secured this impressive friendly win for the reds. “But if we put in performances like [the one against Barcelona] this season then we can do really well – and push for a Premier League title”.
“From the beginning it was two teams with totally different [pre-season] momentum, it was clear from the very start of the game”, Enrique explained at a post-match press conference.
For as good as Sturridge is, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp must have doubts about whether to keep him as part of the squad considering how frequently he is unavailable.
“It’s a very important lesson for us”.
Pre-season is a time for players to shake off the rust and for managers to build and fine-tune their squads.
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Klopp was coy about his starting lineup for that game at the Emirates but the XI he began with against Barça looked close to what should be expected, a couple of injuries excepting. It’s not because I’m Liverpool now, it’s because of a few things which will happen in the next few days or weeks, I don’t know. Sometimes this thing hard especially if you dey play Barcelona, but the coachila say make we nor too give them space and na why we score them four.
