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Upon receiving their medals, Wirtz was seen promptly removing his, while Ekitike chose to hold his rather than wear it as he descended the steps from the presentation area at Wembley.

Given that Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Curtis Jones, Andy Robertson, Harvey Elliott, Milos Kerkez, and Alisson were all spotted holding their medals, it's a stark visual reminder of how the Premier League champions were deeply disappointed with the loss and have no intention of associating any sense of achievement with it.

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After the final whistle, a penalty shootout followed where Liverpool fell short 3-2 due to some exceptional goalkeeping from Palace's Dean Henderson.

Liverpool's capture of Wirtz was seen as a transformative move, and his first-half display against Bayer Leverkusen showcased exactly why the Reds forked out what will be a record-breaking transfer for his signature.

Florian Wirtz took his medal off after Liverpool lost in the Community Shield.

"First of all, we have to do our work," Wirtz added, with his squad number set to be revealed 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 striker emphasised that despite Liverpool's reigning Premier League champion status, complacency isn't an option.

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

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

Post-game, Slot remained composed, with Liverpool's opening Premier League match against Bournemouth on Friday night drawing near.

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

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