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Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha celebrates scoring his first Liverpool goal.

However, the 23-year-old largely stayed high in his role as a No 9, trying to pin the Yokohama centre-backs, while only occasionally drifting out to the channels in a largely frustrating and incident-free first period.

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Ekitike was hooked at half-time in place of the man he is meant to replace in attack, Darwin Nunez, although that was less a verdict on his first-half display and more a pre-planned decision by Slot as the Reds boss tries to gently introduce the forward into his starting lineup.
Richard Morgan



Patience needed with Liverpool's record buy

Florian Wirtz was given a useful 64-minute runout at the Yokohama International Stadium, capped off by scoring his first-ever goal for Liverpool to bring the visitors level just past the hour mark of their final summer friendly in Asia.

That leveller was well taken, showing great composure, although it is fair to say the club's new record buy produced a mixed display in the intense Tokyo heat on Wednesday evening.

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Liverpool's Florian Wirtz scored his first-ever Reds goal against Yokohama.

There were some lovely first touches from the playmaker, who on several first-half occasions linked up dangerously with Salah on the right of the Reds' forward line, as well as some characteristically silky dribbles from his No 10 berth.

However, understandably, Wirtz also looked rusty at times as he continues to get acclimatised to both his new team-mates and surroundings, while the bobbly pitch in Yokohama did not help him either.

The more game time the German, who was given responsibility for most of Liverpool's set pieces, gets for the champions, though, the more we are sure to see why Arne Slot was so prepared to break the bank to bring him to Anfield.
Richard Morgan

Quiet night for new Reds No 2

Giorgi Mamardashvili has not been shy in making it clear he has not joined Liverpool simply to act as Alisson's backup this season, and with the Brazil international forced to leave the summer tour of Asia prematurely in order to return to his homeland for private reasons, the giant goalkeeper was given another outing in goal on Wednesday.

The Georgian had replaced Alisson for the second half of the Reds' 4-2 loss to AC Milan on Saturday, but was involved a calamitous mix-up at the back with Kostas Tsimikas.

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Marinos, needing to produce just one excellent diving save to claw away a goalbound header at his near post just before half-time.

And that full-length stop showed just why Reds scouts were so keen to sign the 24-year-old, who was blameless for Yokohama's opening goal, before loaning him straight back to Valencia last summer, and why they also see him as Alisson's long-term successor at Anfield.
Richard Morgan

Nyoni bulking out and building up

Trey Nyoni warrants some sympathy, having seen what would have been his winning goal in Liverpool's turnaround victory overshadowed by Ngumoha's stunner.

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