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The Reds have played their final 180 minutes of pre-season football

Dynamic duo: Hugo Ekitike and Mohamed Salah

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Liverpool vs Athletic Club LIVE!

With 180 minutes of football on the docket, fans flocked to the terraces to see their plethora of new recruits in action on home turf for the first time. Slot named a youth-focused side for the first match of the evening and took a comfortable 4-1 win, with teenage starlet RIo Nguhoma on the scoresheet, and Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott also helped themselves to strikes to supplement Alex Padilla’s own goal.

In the second game, Slot plumped for a much stronger XI - almost his first-choice - but saw his go-to men put through their paces by a stubborn and crafty Athletic Club side, managed by Ernesto Valverde. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring, but Oihan Sancet pegged the hosts back. Cody Gakpo’s two goals sandwiched an own goal by the Dutchman as the Basque side threatened from set plays, while Salah skied a penalty on an entertaining afternoon on Merseyside.

Live updates

18 hours ago

FT: Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

There we have it. A double-whammy for Liverpool on an emotional return to Anfield, but they’ve done the job. Minutes in legs for all, and some nice combinations and relationships being forged. As for the defending, however? Things to be done before the season starts properly.

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18 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

90 mins: Escape! It’s teased into the box and Izeta looks to tap home, but Mamardashvili is onto him quickly to keep him out!

18 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

87 mins: Close! Bilbao are pushing for an equaliser as Adama steps infield from left-back, and Mamardashvili gets something on it to tip it around the post!

18 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

86 mins: Saved! Liverpool this time streak forward, and it comes for Wright, who is through on goal, but Simon denies him!

19 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

85 mins: What a save! Ares has had a good impact on the left and jinks past Szoboszlai. He makes Mamardashvili work with a fizzer, and the Georgian is equal to it!

19 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

84 mins: Inaki Williams is off, replaced by Adu Ares.

19 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

82 mins: No! Salah skies the spot-kick! What have we just seen? He is human!

19 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

81 mins: Penalty! Endo of all people breaks into the box and takes it done nicely after great build-up down the right between Szoboszlai and Chiesa. Endo chests it down, and is chopped down by the lunging Vivian.

19 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

79 mins: Fresh faces afoot for Bilbao as Sannadi, Berchiche, and Nico Williams all go off. Louis Johaneko and Aimar Dunabeitia are on, as too is Urko Izeta.

19 hours ago

Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club

77 mins: A bit of a weird tactical shape from Slot. with Szoboszlai at right-back and Nallo moving in at centre-back. Wright has gone up front, with Chiesa moving to the No10 position. Endo has shifted into midfield alongside Gravenberch.