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View image in fullscreenCrystal Palace sink Liverpool on penalties to claim Community Shield

The rest of the Premier League take note: Liverpool may have spent almost £300m on new players this summer but that doesn’t make them unbeatable.

Goals from Hugo Ekitiké and Jeremie Frimpong and an impressive performance from Florian Wirtz had looked like being enough to seal a narrow victory over Crystal Palace in the Community Shield as Arne Slot’s summer signings made an instant impact for the reigning Premier League champions.

But having seen Frimpong and fellow new signing Milos Kerkez struggle to contain Sarr and the outstanding Eberechi Eze at times, Liverpool may decide to step up their attempts to sign the Palace captain, Marc Guéhi, who left the field with cramp after another all-action display.

It has been a summer of contrasts for these two clubs since they gave each other a guard of honour at Anfield back in May.

While Slot was able to name Ekitiké, Frimpong, Kerkez and Wirtz, whose fee could end up being record £116m, in his starting lineup, Glasner selected the same side that started against Manchester City in the FA Cup final.

Plans for a repeat of the fantastic tifos that supporters’ group the Holmesdale Fanatics produced for the wins over City and Aston Villa in the semi-final had to be shelved due to new strict Wembley regulations.

It didn’t take long for Liverpool’s new boys to make an impression as Wirtz and Ekitiké exchanged a one-two on the left-hand side of the Palace penalty area in the fourth minute before the Frenchman fired past Dean Henderson.

Another clever touch from Ekitiké to play in Salah set up another golden chance for Cody Gakpo, only for the Palace goalkeeper and the assistant’s flag to deny Liverpool a second.

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But Palace have shown they are a match for most and they responded immediately after Jean-Philippe Mateta found himself through on goal.

Chris Richards tested Alisson from a corner before Eze drew an excellent save from the Liverpool goalkeeper at his near post after being played in by Adam Wharton.

Liverpool seemed to have weathered the storm but a lapse in concentration from Kerkez 13 minute from time allowed Wharton to play in Sarr and his finish went in off the post.
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