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Florian Wirtz took his medal off after Liverpool lost in the Community Shield(Image: X/Aadam Patel)

Liverpool's new era began with a hiccup on Sunday, as they lost the Community Shield against Crystal Palace.

Ekitike was also seen holding his medal rather than wearing it as he descended the stairs from the presentation area at Wembley.

Considering Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Curtis Jones, Andy Robertson, Harvey Elliott, the under-fire Milos Kerkez, and Alisson were all spotted carrying their medals, it's a clear visual indication of how the Premier League champions were deeply dissatisfied with losing and have no desire to associate any sense of accomplishment with it.



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Ekitike electrified Wembley by scoring an early goal for the Reds, before Jean-Philippe Mateta equalised for the Eagles from the spot.

"First of all, we have to do our work," said Wirtz, whose shirt number will be announced later in the summer.

"Last season they [Liverpool] won the Premier League so my goal is for sure to win it again and also to go further in the Champions League.

The French forward made it clear that despite Liverpool's status as Premier League champions, there's no room for resting on laurels.

"Obviously Liverpool are already on the top, but we have still things to reach," Ekitike said.

"That's why we want to be the best and need to improve every season to go and reach the success."

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Speaking after the game, Slot declined to push the panic button, with the Reds' first game of the Premier League season on Friday night, against Bournemouth, fast approaching.

"In the whole pre-season we saw we are able to create more opportunities, chances, we dominate maybe even more," said Slot.

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