Liverpool F.C. drew 0-0 against Como in a behind-closed-doors match, with the team's new signing Victor Munoz impressing as the best attacking outlet. The match was about getting minutes in the legs and didn't provide much footballing entertainment. Victor Munoz showed his pace and raw power, with some nice switches of direction to throw the shadowing defenders off balance. He also showed his ability with both feet in delivering good crosses.
The other starting winger was Harvey Elliott, who ignored the coach's instructions to stay out wide and continued to drift infield seeking the ball. This caused center forward Chiesa to have to go out wide on the right, leaving the team with no focal point of attack. Elliott's past two seasons have been tough, and it seems he is either vastly shot of confidence or he is trying too hard to be involved, lacking discipline and breaking the structure the coach wanted.
The only other player I really feel is worth mentioning is Trey Nyoni, who played the full 70 minutes and was vocally commanding at times during the second half, as well as positionally disciplined with good breaking up of play and forward passing. Very impressive for a young player who seems to have decided this is going to be his season to prove his worth and has given everything.
Beyond these observations, there maybe wasn't a lot in it for the average fan, though Alexis Mac Allister played around sixty minutes and Wataru Endo played the full match at center back with none of the senior center backs involved. We should see both new signings Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo get some playing time in the real friendly later.
League standing (final 2025 table -- new season not yet under way): 5th in Premier League, 60 pts, 17W-9D-12L from 38 games, recent form DLDLW. Goals this season: 63 scored, 53 conceded (+10 goal difference). Title race: 25 points behind leaders Arsenal.
