Jurgen Klopp declared his Liverpool side are ready for the new season after their 3-1 victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield.
City debutant Julian Alvarez cancels Trent Alexander-Arnold’s opener in the second half.
But the Reds responded as Mohamed Salah converted a penalty before Darwin Nunez marked his debut with a goal.
Nunez, who came off the bench, significantly impacted Liverpool’s efforts to avoid a penalty shootout in the match.
He showed that the early signs are promising in the club’s bid to ease the loss of Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich.
After losing in the Community Shield, Klopp now holds every prize available to him in English football.
Klopp told ITV:
“I liked the game a lot, but most of the time, City games against us are cool to watch. We don’t always win, but they are entertaining,
“I was happy with our game start, but every sub made a difference. The boys are ready, and it is good.
“We saw Darwin Nunez in dangerous situations. He used the spaces and finished well, too.”
Liverpool played every fixture possible last season as they won the League Cup and FA Cup.
While losing in the Champions League final to Real Madrid in Paris.
Nunez should help Liverpool’s offensive, given they struggled to score in any of their three championship games last season outside of penalty shootouts.
Andy Robertson believes the former Benfica player, who has faced flak from some critics early in his Reds career, will be a valuable addition to the squad.
Robertson said:
“Not bad, after all, that’s been said about him the last couple of weeks.
“We need to give him time, but he has so much quality.
“We’ve got so much quality in our squad, and he’ll be a good addition.”
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