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Liverpool transfer need brutally exposed as Leeds stun Andoni Iraola - 5 talking points

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LIVERPOOL 2-4 LEEDS UNITED: Daniel Farke's men scored four goals in 25 second-half minutes to stun the Reds and win in the Premier League Summer Series on SundayLiverpool were left stunned as Leeds United produced a scintillating second-half comeback to come from 2-0 down and beat the Reds 4-2 in the Premier League Super Series.Fresh off the back of beating Sunderland and Championship side Wrexham, Andoni Iraola's side started on the front foot against Leeds and opened the scoring inside the first seven minutes. Luke Chambers was the goalscorer for the Reds as he smashed home from close range.Although Leeds did have some opportunities, Liverpool controlled most of the first half and ended up doubling their advantage just before the break.



Florian Wirtz found the net for Iraola's side, as he finished off an excellent team move, tucking the ball home into the corner.Both teams made four substitutions at half-time and it was Leeds who came out as the stronger after the break. Brendan Aaronson capitalised on a mistake to pull one back for Daniel Farke's side on the hour mark, before Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised with a finish from inside the box.The comeback was then complete soon after with Sean Longstaff firing home following some neat play from Aaronson.

But the German showed in his first appearance back after the World Cup that he can step up and deliver after scoring the Reds' second against Leeds.It was well-worked move by Liverpool as Trey Nyoni's cross-field pass found Jeremie Frimpong who cut the ball back for Wirtz to sweep home first time from inside the box. With just seven goals in 49 matches in his debut season at the Reds, Wirtz will be no doubt wanting to improve on that total this term.Liverpool punished for mistakeAlthough it's much better to iron out mistakes in pre-season, of course, Liverpool won't want to give too many goals like the one Leeds scored against them in Chicago.Milos Kerkez, who endured a difficult first season at the Reds following his move from Bournemouth last summer, gave the ball away inside his own half and Leeds punished them.