Oxlade-Chamberlain, Liverpool's pre-season star, confirms Jurgen Klopp's transfer decision

Liverpool proved last season that the summer defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the United States does not have to trigger a serious investigation.

But Jurgen Klopp probably had some points to ponder after his team's pre-season start, which had been interrupted by his former club.

A 3-2 defeat at Notre-Dame Stadium in Indiana was not the perfect opening for an American tour in which the Reds would remain without several key names, including attacking triumvirate Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane.

On the other hand, Dortmund were solid in their starting lineup and this upper clbad was sometimes qualified by a team that had finished second in the Bundesliga last term.

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Liverpool, however, was sometimes his own worst enemy, with a neglected defense that started with the first goal after just three minutes.

Nathaniel Clyne was sleepy due to a center coming from the right and, although the back side prevented Giovanni Reyna from shooting a shot, the ball dropped for Paco Alcacer who opened the scoring at six meters .

Joel Matip, Ryan Kent and Harry Wilson all came together before the Liverpool draw 10 minutes before the break.

The excellent Fabinho played a ball in front of the edge of the surface and Kent's dummy allowed him to roll into Wilson's path, which slipped home to the bottom corner.

Dortmund scored two goals five minutes after the interval. Jacob Bruun Larsen's center was scored by Thomas Delaney in the 53rd minute, before Bruun Larsen was at close range after being fed by Marius Wolf.

After Klopp replaced his field players at the time, Rhian Brewster scored 75 minutes after Ben Woodburn was pushed by Mateu Morey.

Liverpool took off Saturday morning for Boston to prepare for Sunday's friendly against Sevilla at Fenway Park.

Ox begins to find his rhythm

That was exactly the reason why Liverpool spent that 35 million pounds sterling.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain lifted the ball past midfield midway through the first period and a split second later he headed for the Dortmund penalty area.

His eventual center was also good, with only a good save from Marwin Hitz that kept Ryan Kent from scoring at the far post.

This ability to get out of the engine room arm and beyond the forwards is, if it is super critical, one of the aspects that was largely missing in midfield Liverpool last season.

Oxlade-Chamberlain only played 19 minutes last season, while he was recovering from the serious knee injury that had kept him out for more than a year, while He had just arrived from Arsenal.

The pre-season is therefore an important opportunity for the 25-year-old to remind his manager, his supporters and maybe even himself what he can bring.

It does not have all the expected results – it has died sometime – but the encouragement against the opposition has been sufficient, which is a significant step forward from what happened before this summer.

Klopp refused to pursue an offensive midfielder during the last periods of transfers, that is his faith in Oxlade-Chamberlain. We begin to see why.

Harry's game in the race to the wing

On the big screen at Notre Dame Stadium, Harry Wilson was all smiles as he accepted the congratulations of Ryan Kent.

The two men had demonstrated their talent in the Liverpool-Kent scoring with a clever dummy, Wilson with a cool finish – the talent that had helped them to impress the Rangers and Derby County respectively last term.

Jurgen Klopp, however, is the man they must now convince, the boss of the Reds offering them a long spell to claim.

Dortmund goalkeeper Marwin Hitz denied both players while Liverpool was investigating in the first half.

But if Kent drew attention to Bradford City on Sunday, this was Wilson's turn, the Welshman was visibly more confident after his shot.

How does Klopp want one or the other regulars, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, to prosper?

Three weeks before the start of the Premier League season, the pressure is growing stronger. This is neither now nor ever, but Kent and Wilson know that the time has come to shine.

The hard lesson of Larouci as Brewster again

Ybader Larouci was about to strengthen his reputation, which was soon gaining momentum.

Clearly ahead of Adam Lewis, the duo is trying to prove that he can replace Andy Robertson on the left and rescue Jurgen Klopp from an incursion into the transfer market. The 18-year-old had a full hour in front of the crowd at Notre Dame Stadium. in which the Reds fans dominated the 40,361 spectators.

They saw Larouci cope well with Jadon Sancho, just nine months older than the young Liverpool, but light years of experience.

The teenager has shown his cruelty by being booked for a foul on Julian Brandt.

And just before he was to be replaced, a reminder was announced that he had only gone from the left back 12 months ago. He lost possession of the ball while he was trying to dribble his zone, which ultimately led to a third decisive goal for Dortmund.

In the last half hour, Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson, Andy Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Gini Wijnaldum played their first minutes of the pre-season.

However, it was Rhian Brewster who benefited most from the closing action, scoring a penalty for his fourth goal in three games since the start of the pre-season. He remains the true star of the summer.