Overview
- Liverpool trailed after Asahi Uenaka’s opener before mounting a comeback to win 3-1 at the Nissan Stadium.
- Hugo Ekitike made his first start for the club after joining from Eintracht Frankfurt, playing the opening period before being substituted at half-time.
- Florian Wirtz scored his maiden Liverpool goal shortly after the hour mark to level the match.
- Academy graduates Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha delivered the decisive goals in the 68th and 87th minutes respectively.
- Alisson Becker, Joe Gomez and Luis Díaz were absent due to personal, injury and transfer reasons as Liverpool manage their squad ahead of the new season.