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Carlo Ancelotti believes that Liverpool can not be judged on his pre-season after his team from Naples inflicted another setback on the Reds.
Jurgen Klopp's team sank 3-0 against Serie A finalists in Murrayfield, Edinburgh on Sunday night.
It was a third defeat in four preparation matches for the European champions, who did not have many players, including the front trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
And Ancelotti rejected suggestions to win the Champions League made life harder for the Reds.
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"Winning, is winning," said the boss of Napoli. "Liverpool won last year, they have the quality to continue to win, to be competitive.
"Liverpool will certainly be competitive with his team in the Champions League and Premier League. To win? I do not know.
"You have more difficulty solving when you lose than when you win. Each season has its own story, I do not know what will happen this year.
"Liverpool has not changed his team much, but they do not have their three most important players, so you can not judge their team at the moment."
When asked when he was surprised by the simple victory of Napoli, Ancelotti replied, "It's never easy. Last season we conceded five goals and lost 5-0. We have improved but it is only the pre-season.
"We were less worried when we lost 5-0 and we did not need to be so happy because we won (today).
"It's a pre-season, the teams are really busy at this time. Liverpool has traveled a lot.
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"It is not easy to be ready. If the team is ready now, something is wrong. You have to be ready when the season starts.
Ancelotti added: "It was a good match. I'm happy because we are almost at the end of the pre-season and we want to finish well. It was a good performance.
"It's important to have that kind of test against such a strong team, I'm happy but nothing more."
"Beautiful atmosphere, beautiful stadium, beautiful terrain, beautiful day."
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