Liverpool finished their pre-season schedule with a win over German side Darmstadt at Deepdale.
The Reds took an early lead thanks to Mohamed Salah, who then turned creator when teeing up Diogo Jota for a quick-fire second.
Austrian forward gave Jurgen Klopp’s side something to think about when exposing some of the defensive frailties that have been on show all summer but Luis Diaz added an acrobatic third in the second-half.
Darmstadt recently won promotion back into the Bundesliga after a six-year absence. They are winless in this pre-season but will be hoping to get a win in the bag ahead of their much-anticipated Bundesliga return.
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Young Ben Doak impressed during his cameo but the strength of the team selected to start would suggest they are to line up on Sunday.
Klopp’s team are back in Premier League action with a trip to Chelsea in five days’ time as they look to improved on last season
As the game finally settled, both teams exchanged chances, first Christoph Zimmermann shot wide from inside the box, before Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo saw efforts saved from distance.
Gakpo again went close a short while later, hitting the side-netting after goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen's clearance fell to the forward out wide near halfway.
Liverpool looked to add a third before the interval, though both Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister saw further chances fall the wrong side of the post.
Darmstadt, who sealed promotion from Bundesliga 2 last season to end a six-year absence from the German top tier, reduced the arrears two minutes later.
Braydon Manu's probing pass broke Liverpool's high line as Mathias Honsak's precise finish beat Alisson.
Ben Doak's introduction from the bench injected Liverpool with more attacking intent on the right-hand side to end the night.
The wide man had a clever run thwarted at the final moment late on after he moved into the six-yard box at pace.
Both Nunez and Joe Gomez saw chances cleared off the line in the final exchanges, with neither team able to add further goals to the scoreline.
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