Rio Ngumoha marks again while Liverpool beat the athletic club as a friend

Teenager Rio NGUMOHA scored a superb solo goal while Liverpool beat the 4-1 athletics club in the first of two pre-season friendly games in Anfield on Monday.

Darwin Núñez,, Ben Doak And Harvey Elliott were also on the target for hosts in the front row of the double-head of Monday, while Guruzeta Gorka I found the back of the net for visitors.

It was the first time that Liverpool has been playing Anfield since the death of the attacker Diogo Jota And his brother André Silva, with the former captain of Liverpool Phil Thompson and the president of the athletics club Jon Uriarte posing crowns in front of the Kop in tribute before kick -off.

Jota’s song could also be heard out of the stands throughout the match and there was a period of applause in the 20th minute in recognition of Jota’s shirt number, which Liverpool confirmed that they would retire last month.

While the head coach Arne Slot chose not to play most of his regulars of the first team in the first of the friendly matches on Monday, Liverpool started the match well and took the lead in two minutes when Ngumoha led from the inside of his own and curled up a firter corner. It was the second 16-year-old pre-season goal after his superb strike against Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan last week.

NGUMOHA then quickly transformed the supplier, directing the ball down so that Núñez at close range after only five minutes. Visitors almost got one when Andoni Gorosabel crushed a shot against the summit of the transverse bar, but Liverpool did it 3-0 before the break when the doak shot was torlled under Alez Padilla for the purposes of visitors.

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The athletics club again threatened at the start of the second half, Guruzeta forcing Hungary Youth International Ármin Pécsi in a fine and sprawling except. Liverpool consolidated his domination when Núñez passed Elliott to shoot his fourth just before the hour mark, before the athletics club reduced the deficit through a Guruzeta head in the 76th minute.

Liverpool and Athletic Club will be part of the very changed teams in a second friendly match in Anfield on Monday evening. Captain Virgil Van Dijk is ready to miss the disease while the defender Conor Bradley will be absent with an injury.

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker He will not be involved either, after leaving the pre-season tour of Liverpool last week due to a personal affair.