AC Milan beat Liverpool in Hong Kong Friendly while Wirtz made the first departure

The former Chelsea Ruben Loftus-Cheek midfielder marked while the Champions of the Premier League Liverpool were beaten 4-2 by AC Milan on Saturday in a pre-season friend in Hong Kong.

Liverpool, with a record signature Florian Wirtz making his first departure, dominated possession under the roof closed at the Kai Tak stadium, but a trembling defense was punished for the four goals of Milan.

Rafael Leao opened the Italian team scoring 10 minutes away with the superb strike by Dominik Szoboszlai equalizing 16 minutes later to do it 1-1 at halftime.

But Loftus-Cheek, six minutes after the break, and two goals from the replacement Noah Okaor, on each side of the late head of Cody Gakpo, gave the victory to AC Milan.

Liverpool Hong Kong fans have largely exceeded people supporting AC Milan in the closed shopping crowds of 49,704.

They paid a sincere tribute to Diogo Jota, who died earlier this month in a car accident.

The flowers were placed by the legend of Liverpool, Kenny Dalglish, in front of the fans, who responded by holding a mosaic speaking “ DJ20 ” in honor of the shirt number 20 of Jota, which was removed by the club.

Leao also remembered his colleague Portuguese player Jota while he offered a silent prayer and formed number 20 with his fingers after marking the opening.

Wirtz played 45 minutes and looked comfortable to carry out operations, showing why Bayer Leverkusen was paid a British transfer record of $ 150 million For the German playmaker.

Other new signatures from Liverpool, the back left Milos Kerkez and the right back Jeremie Frimpong, both appeared as a substitute for half-time.

But striker Hugo Ekitike, who was signed at Eintracht Francfurt for $ 92 million, was not ready to participate, having only stolen to join his new teammates two days earlier.

Liverpool started without a recognized central striker while Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, who were both linked to Anfield moves, were excluded from the match team.

Liverpool will now fly to Japan to face the Yokohama F-Marinos on Wednesday.

Liverpool revealed earlier than the great-back Joe Gomez had made a return flight for treatment on a minor Achilles problem.