Liverpool suffered a 3-2 pre-season friendly defeat to Monaco, with Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz scoring for the Reds. Andoni Iraola took charge of his first home fixture since replacing Arne Slot as manager.
Match Summary
Isak opened the scoring before Wirtz added a close-range finish in the first half. Monaco responded through a penalty from Aleksandr Golovin, and Mika Miereth equalised for the visitors shortly before the hour mark.
Liverpool now face a double-header against Como to complete their pre-season preparations, before their Premier League opener at Newcastle United on August 23.
Player Ratings
Alisson - 6: Made a couple of good saves early on during his first pre-season appearance, but could do nothing to stop Golovin's penalty. Subbed at half-time.
Jeremie Frimpong - 6: Showed pace and ability to get back into position at right-back, but lacked quality with his final pass.
Virgil van Dijk - 6: Gave away a penalty and almost scored with a header at the end of the first half.
Ifeanyi Ndukwe - 8: Made early blocks and tackles, and won the ball back that led to Isak's goal. Subbed at half-time. A loan move is expected due to work permit issues.
Kostas Tsimikas - 5: Got caught out defensively on occasions, but never stopped trying in his first appearance for Liverpool in over a year.
Midfield and Attack
Ryan Gravenberch - 7: Ran the midfield before being subbed, playing several key passes that started attacking moves.
Dominik Szoboszlai - 6: Helped lead the midfield and played several impressive passes that led to chances.
Florian Wirtz - 8: Forced a good save and was central to most of Liverpool's attacking play, scoring a goal and could have had more.
Lewis Koumas - 6: Put in a lot of effort on the right wing, but lacked the end product.
Alexander Isak - 7: Good link-up play with Wirtz and a clinical finish to open the scoring.
Cody Gakpo - 6: Often an option on the left wing with good link-up play, unlucky not to score with headers.
