Manchester City vs. Liverpool: Five things we learned as Jürgen Klopp's friendly win in New Jersey

Salah is responsible for offering the spark of Liverpool

Mohamed Salah still has to "get used to" his new arrangement of the ligaments of the shoulder according to Jurgen Klopp, who suggested before this match that the Egyptian still felt the effects of the Sergio Ramos entanglement two months ago.

Salah, however, showed few signs of side effects in his second half cameo. A Liverpool team struggling for fluidity improved immediately after his arrival and suddenly started clicking on the attack again. Sadio Mané was the main beneficiary, and the late pairing game of the pair was promising.

Salah's goal should not have been allowed. His trailing leg was offside at the center point of Rafael Camacho. He also suffered from the indignity of being mustered by a Joe Hart rear wheel. That aside, however, it was a welcome return in red and a reminder of the game change impact that he may have.

Bernardo claims his position after having cut the vacation shorts

Bernardo Silva, so often titled as the twelfth man of Manchester City and first of the bench of the substitutes last season, ended his summer vacation early to join the team in the United States, and it was a good first day

Leroy Sané opened the scoring at the start of the second half and Bernardo gave help, sinking a ball into the weaker side from Virgil van Dijk and putting it perfectly in value for his teammate

Portugal International has regularly shown such moments of invention during its first year at Etihad, but they have never been enough to clinch a starting place. His help, coupled with his quick return, may make Guardiola think.

Zinchenko wins another midfield audition

Pep Guardiola's decision to deploy a third back has more to do with Manchester City's long list of absences. A sort of tactical experimentation, but it resulted in a handful of interesting selections – especially in the midfield.

Riyadh Mahrez operated in the center rather than right and was impressed by the flashes, but the beginnings of Oleksandr Zinchenko in a role attract mostly attention. of all. The Ukrainian, recently linked to Wolverhampton Wanderers, has beaten against a relatively strong midfielder Liverpool.

Could Fabian Delph and Fabien Delph part-time adequately cover Fernandinho and Ilkay Gundogan and be able to replace Guardiola? reserved midfielder roles? Maybe, or maybe not. Zinchenko, however, deserves at least one more audition.

Jones 'Star Rides Stateside

Curtis Jones' talent, a "Toxteth Terror" for the 21st century, is known to everyone in Melwood. The 17-year-old boy is the boy most likely to mimic the ascent of Trent Alexander-Arnold in the first team. An appropriate "Scouser", as Jurgen Klopp described earlier this week.

Jones will not be Merseyside's best kept secret after this preseason has pbaded, however. A series of brilliant performances have announced to the world as Liverpool's most promising new youth perspective.

The teenager was the best player of his team in the first half and, since he was eager to take good positions, Jones might have opened his account another night

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A few hours before the kickoff, once the first bullet-free lobed balls videos of MetLife Stadium began circulating on social media, it was clear that There would be little to learn from this friendly.

Two Premier League contenders who badly needed a match preparation were both embarrbaded by a poor pitch that hosted three days of Taylor Swift's concerts last weekend

. A friendly match against Manchester United in 2016 was canceled as the surface of the Beijing bird's nest was too dangerous for the feet.

The International Champions Cup and other tours abroad are a staple of the preseason of all elite clubs, as they guarantee huge profits but when do these competitions guarantee a solid and reliable preparation?

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