Overview

• AC Milan secured a 4-2 victory over Liverpool in Hong Kong, with goals from Rafael Leão, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and a brace by Noah Okafor.
• Florian Wirtz earned his first start for Liverpool and showed promise alongside 16-year-old debutant Rio Ngumoha.
• Dominik Szoboszlai opened Liverpool’s scoring with a curling 26th-minute shot and Cody Gakpo added a late stoppage-time header.
• Liverpool conceded three goals on counterattacks, highlighting gaps in transition defense under Arne Slot.
• New signing Hugo Ekitike joined the touring squad in Hong Kong but did not feature, and Liverpool will next face Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.