Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was pressed into duty there alongside captain Virgil van Dijk during the opening 45 minutes against Milan. Then in the second half, after Slot made nine changes at the break, left-back Kostas Tsimikas was the makeshift centre-back with Ibrahima Konate for company.

Excellent performance by Milan, who won against Liverpool 4-2 in the friendly match held for the Hong Kong Football Festival. Leao opened the scoring in the first half, dedicating the goal to

Live score updates and commentary stream from Hong Kong as Liverpool face AC Milan in a pre-season friendly at the Kai Tak Sports Park

Florian Wirtz made his unofficial Liverpool debut in a behind-closed-doors friendly with Stoke City last weekend.

Liverpool’s 4-2 defeat to AC Milan in Hong Kong may not count for points, but it certainly offered plenty for Arne Slot to ponder. Speaking on his official YouTube channel, journalist David Lynch was frank in his assessment: “Liverpool looked to me so easy to counter on throughout that game.”

The Reds' manager did a fantastic job last season in guiding the team to Premier League glory, but this season could be trickier with so many new faces

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