Pre Season Double Header: Liverpool v Athletic Bilbao

[faridtoxteth]

Elliots first touch in this game as been terrible. Not having a go at the lad. but hes not pulling up any trees.. he'd struggle to pull up a carrot

I thought the same about Elliot. Looks like a player that knows he is off.

[justme]

I thought the same about Elliot. Looks like a player that knows he is off.

selling him for a decent price is another.. We may have to lower what we are expecting

[miller0863]

What a beautifully worked Liverpool goal, finished by the carrot puller .:

[miller0863]

F/T Liverpool 4-1 Athletic Bilbao

Very useful workout, Rio came out of the traps like lightening, scoring and assisting in the opening 5, though understandably faded as the half wore on.
Trey Nyoni was accomplished at CB and continued in that vein when he moved into midfield in the second half. Nunez ran about, Doak sort of scored a goal and Harvey Elliott finished off the move of the match for the fourth.

Good run out.

[miller0863]

Ok so game 2.

Liverpool XI to play the second game

Mamardashvili
Frimpong Konate Endo Kerkez
Szoboszlai Gravenberch
Salah Wirtz Gakpo
Ekitike

Subs: Pecsi, Chiesa, Nallo, Morrison, Davidson, Wright.

A place on the bench for new young CF Will Wright, be good to see twenty minutes of the youngster at the end.

[miller0863]

Kick off for game 2 is 20:00.

[jr81]

Apparently Virgil missing through illness and Bradley .. pretty sure they just said he’s had a “minor procedure”.

Better they’re missing now than in a fortnight but ffs bring Guehi in now and stop procrastinating over it.

Exactly, get a cb in now and don't be risking it. We are really short for cb.

[miller0863]

Fabulous break, Wirtz to Ekitike, to Gakpo, his cross met by Wirtz, narrowly over the top.

[miller0863]

Another fabulous move involving Wirtz and Salah with a perfect final ball to Gakpo but his finish is wide

[justme]

who else but.... Salah

[miller0863]

Liverpool break again, Ekitike stops his man, beats him with a step over and pulls it back to Mo who puts it away in the corner with ease.

Liverpool 1-0 Bilbao

[miller0863]

Ekitike is having fun down the left, holds off two before being brought down as he approaches the box.

Lively start

[justme]

I think we have done well again?? Selling a 28 year old for 70 million and basically getting a 23 year old in Ekitike for similar price..

[RedMagic]

We definitely need reinforcements for our defence.

[miller0863]

Poor goal to concede defensively. Set piece came over to the far side, it’s pulled back into the middle and the Bilbao player is standing in yards of space, in between two lines of defenders, marking no one.

But then, there’s no Virgil and two new full backs.

Liverpool 1-1 Bilbao