LIVERPOOL suffered their first defeat of pre-season as they were run ragged by AC Milan in Hong Kong. To make matters worse, Arne Slot’s side conceded a comical 94th-minute goal to compound

Liverpool continued their pre-season preparations against AC Milan at Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong on Saturday, and Arne Slot named some big hitters in his starting lineup. New £79million striker Hugo Ekitike was absent from the squad, as were injured duo Alexis Mac Allister and Joe Gomez, as the Reds began their tour of Asia.

Liverpool’s 4-2 defeat to AC Milan in Hong Kong may not count for points, but it certainly offered plenty for Arne Slot to ponder. Speaking on his official YouTube channel, journalist David Lynch was frank in his assessment: “Liverpool looked to me so easy to counter on throughout that game.”

Liverpool were dealt a lesson in the art of the counter-attack as they were beaten 4-2 by AC Milan in Hong Kong. The Reds, playing the first game of their pre-season tour of Asia, arrived at the Kai Tak Sports Park in good spirits after morale-bolstering wins over Preston and Stoke City in their first friendlies of the new campaign.

Liverpool and AC Milan have got their pre-season friendly in Hong Kong off to a brilliant start.After Rafael Leao’s fantastic individual opener for the Italian side, Liverpool have levelled before

French striker Hugo Ekitike has completed his £79m move from Eintracht Frankfurt to Liverpool, with the 23-year-old agreeing a six-year contract at Anfield

Arne Slot leaves Luis Diaz out of AC Milan friendly due to ongoing speculation - Bayern Munich are understood to have reopened dialogue with the Premier League champions.

One assertion made by Arne Slot after Liverpool’s defeat to AC Milan today might have left Reds supporters a tad surprised. While the 4-2 scoreline in