Liverpool are ready for the Premier League kick-off. In the last test with the strongest team, Sevilla were occasionally outplayed. Although The Reds playing two practice matches on Sunday, the first conclusions were already drawn after the 4-1 victory over the Spanish club.
Sky Sports was impressed by Slot’s first unofficial match at Anfield. ‘Diogo Jota scored a glorious volley in a match where The Reds along Seville cruising’the medium headlines. The BBC calls it a ‘emphatic 4-1 win‘ against the Spanish La Liga club.
The Liverpool Echo highlights the role of Jota, who scored the first goal and provided an assist as the deepest striker. ‘He excels on the other side of the game: the hard work’, the medium writes. ‘While Darwin Núñez has only just returned from his summer vacation this week, Jota has had a lot of success during the Uruguayan international’s absence and will keep the number 9 shirt under Slot for the time being. He will be one of the first names Slot starts against Ipswich Town.’ Jota received the highest rating from the medium (8) together with Luis Díaz, ‘the submerged’ Ryan Gravenberch received a 6.
The Daily Mail was more impressed by the ex-Ajax player. ‘He knew a slow season in his first year at Anfield, but plays in a deeper role under compatriot Slot and has once again put in an impressive performance.’ The medium considers Mohamed Salah the most important man up front at Liverpool and knows that the former Feyenoord coach faces a difficult choice for the place next to Virgil van Dijk: Jarell Quansah or Ibrahima Konaté. ‘Quansah makes a convincing case to be the regular starting defender next to the Dutchman, his idol, after another impressive performance.’
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