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Wirtz opens Liverpool account in friendly win in Japan
Florian Wirtz scored his first Liverpool goal as the Premier League champions beat Yokohama F. Marinos 3-1 in a pre-season friendly in Japan on Wednesday. French forward Hugo Ekitike made his debut for Liverpool, one week after joining from Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported 69 million pounds ($92 million). Wirtz equalised after Yokohama opened the scoring early in the second half, the German slamming home a right-foot shot from inside the box in front of over 65,000 fans. "I am really happy that I could score my first goal. I hope there are more to come," said Wirtz, who joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in a blockbuster deal. Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha also scored for Liverpool, who announced the sale of Colombian forward Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he was happy to see his team come from behind to win but was not pleased with their missed chances. "It could be with a tough training camp and it could be with the heat circumstances," said the Dutchman. "But that's something that we definitely have to improve." Goalkeeper Alisson Becker missed the match after travelling home to Brazil "for private reasons", Liverpool said. Shortly before kickoff, an emotional tribute was given to Diogo Jota, who passed away this month in a car crash. Liverpool dominated throughout but Yokohama opened the scoring when Asahi Uenaka pounced in the 55th minute to beat Giorgi Mamardashvili. Wirtz levelled when he latched onto a Mohamed Salah pass. Nyoni volleyed home a Jeremie Frimpong cross to put Liverpool in front, before Ngumoha dribbled from the halfway line and fired in a shot from the edge of the box. hih-amk/pst
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🚨 BREAKING: Liverpool seal comeback win over Yokahama F. Marinos
Liverpool completed a 3-1 comeback win over Yokohama F. Marinos in their latest pre-season Uenaka 55'; Wirtz 62', Nyoni 68', Ngumoha 87' The Premier League champions handed Hugo Ekitike a first start at the Nissan Stadium while fellow summer recruits Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz also started. Asahi Uenaka opened the scoring for the hosts ten minutes into the second half with a slotted finish after beating the offside trap and Giorgi Mamardashvili. But a well-worked move saw the Reds level courtesy of Wirtz's maiden goal for the club in a well-rounded team move after being teed up by Mohamed Salah. Arne Slot's side finally took the lead when Jeremie Frimpong's searching ball was met by academy graduate Trey Nyoni, who stabbed it home at the far post. Rio Ngumoha added a third in the closing stages with an impressive solo effort. Next up for Liverpool is a double header with Athletic Club at Anfield on 4 August. 📸 STR
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Ekitike handed Liverpool debut against Yokohama F. Marinos
Liverpool have named their starting XI for Wednesday's friendly with Yokohama F. signing Hugo Ekitike has been handed his first outing with the Premier League champions since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt in a reported £69m transfer. Here's how Arne Slot's side will be lining up at the Nissan Stadium. Goalkeeper Alisson is a notable absentee after the Reds allowed him to leave their pre-season tour to deal with a personal matter. 📸 KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV - AFP or licensors
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5 hours ago
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🚨 BREAKING: Ekitike handed Liverpool debut against Yokohama F. Marinos
Liverpool have named their starting XI for Wednesday's friendly with Yokohama F. signing Hugo Ekitike has been handed his first outing with the Premier League champions since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt in a reported £69m transfer. Here's how Arne Slot's side will be lining up at the Nissan Stadium. Goalkeeper Alisson is a notable absentee after the Reds allowed him to leave their pre-season tour to deal with a personal matter. 📸 KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV - AFP or licensors
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Liverpool vs Yokohama F. Marinos: Lineups and latest updates from pre-season match
Hugo Ekitike, who signed from Eintracht Frankfurt last week, is set to make his first appearance for Liverpool today. It will be a special day for Wataru Endo, who is not only the Japanese national team captain but he was also born in Yokohama. Alisson will not be involved having flown home due to a personal matter whilst Joe Gomez has also returned to the UK after picking up an Achilles injury. Earlier this week, Luis Diaz left the squad to fly back to Europe to undergo a medical ahead of a move £65.5m to Bayern Munich and it was announced this morning that the Colombian had completed his transfer to the Bavarian club. Yokohama were last in action over a week ago as they beat Nagoya 3-0, however they are currently in the relegation zone in the J1 League, three points from safety. They return to league action in just over a week when they take on Tokyo Verdy on August 9. They recently appointed Hideo Oshima as head coach, promoting him from assistant coach. There is connection between the two clubs; former Liverpool player Harry Kewell was manage at Yokohama between 2023 and 2024, but was sacked in July 2024. Kick-off from Yokohama is at 11.30am BST.
