Liverpool vs Real Betis – LIVE!
Liverpool began life under Arne Slot in successful fashion as they beat Real Betis 1-0 in Pittsburgh. The Reds were beaten in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Preston but this was their first official pre-season match, kicking off the USA tour.
Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai were among those named in the starting lineup and the pair combined for what proved to be the winner before half-time. The Egyptian slid a pass through to Szoboszlai, who finished superbly into the bottom corner with ten minutes to go until the break.
Slot had already been forced into a change by that point, with Curtis Jones walking off and straight down the tunnel during a water break. It was 17-year-old Trey Nyoni called upon to replace him in midfield and the teenager was hugely impressive in his cameo of just over 40 minutes, showing real composure on the ball in a display offering plenty of signs that he is ready for further first-team involvement.
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FT: Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
That’ll do it in Pittsburgh.
First match for Arne Slot as Liverpool boss and a first win, thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s first-half finish.
Next up... Arsenal and Manchester United!
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
90 mins: Will we have any added time?
Yes... three minutes.
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
86 mins: It’s Doak making things happening for Liverpool.
Again skips past his man on the outside, low ball into the six-yard box is just about scrambled away by Betis.
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
82 mins: Doak wriggles his way into the box, looks to have found a yard of space but he takes a heavy touch.
Gordon then thinks he’s been fouled on the edge of the area... referee couldn’t care less.
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
78 mins: Back underway and Betis open Liverpool up.
Garcia is in, tight angle and Jaros makes a superb save to deny him.
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
75 mins: Another water break.
Most of the players have only just come on...
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
73 mins: Koumas on for Nyoni, who was hugely impressive in his 50 minutes or so on the pitch.
Bellerin, he of Arsenal fame, on for Betis.
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
71 mins: Gordon overhits his pass through to Blair.
The striker gives up on it, decides to try and get there again, gives up on it again, speeds up again... and then watches it roll out.
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
67 mins: Blair seems to have been cleaned out by the goalkeeper, but play waved on.
Comes to Gordon, tight angle and an open goal... just wide.
Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis
65 mins: Blair, Bajcetic, Doak, Chambers, Gordon, Phillips, Stephenson and Beck on.
Szoboszlai, Salah, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, van den Berg, Quansah and Bradley the eight to make way.