Overview

• Giorgi Mamardashvili made his Liverpool debut with a first-half clean sheet and became the club’s first Georgian player before being replaced by Freddie Woodman.
• Milos Kerkez, signed from AFC Bournemouth for £40 million, joined the match at half-time to make his first appearance in Liverpool’s 3-1 friendly win at Deepdale.
• On Instagram, Mamardashvili described the debut as a “special moment” and pledged that “this is just the beginning” for his Anfield career.
• The new goalkeeper expressed his aim to challenge established No. 1 Alisson Becker, praising him as one of the world’s best and welcoming the internal competition.
• Former Valencia coach Jose Manuel Ochotorena’s encouragement influenced Mamardashvili’s move, and the squad’s close-knit atmosphere has been strengthened by mutual support following the deaths of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.