Rhian Brewster prepares to take off after helping Liverpool hit Tranmere for six | Soccer

Forty days after winning the title of European Champion for the sixth time, and less most of the talent that won the prize in Madrid, Liverpool has returned to action in the more terrestrial setting of Prenton Park Tranmere. Divock Origi was back on the bench and once again on the scoresheet, but it's the young Rhian Brewster who's been looking forward to a first senior start under Jürgen Klopp to suggest that he is ready to make up for lost time.

The 19-year-old has suffered a painful injury since landing on the world stage in 2017, but the Liverpool manager considers him a natural substitute for Daniel Sturridge, aka Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. "Rhian is a leading attacker," said Klopp; "He's a great talent and I've already told him that he has an important role to play this year, but it depends on him. We will see. He must play different positions – the center, the wing is possible I think, but there will be opportunities for him, I'm sure. "

Brewster hit twice during the traditional curtain raise against Micky Mellon's team, while 18-year-old Bobby Duncan, cousin of Steven Gerrard, was also on the mark in his first match appearance senior. A demonstration of young firepower was welcome for Klopp considering the number of senior absentees from his pre-season preparations. He also confirmed to Harvey Elliott, who watched his departure from Fulham, that Liverpool offered an opportunity to teenagers ready to seize him.

The ceaseless demands of today's international internationals have pushed Liverpool to begin its pre-season for 2019-20 before Sadio Mané completed his 2018-1919 campaign. The Senegalese striker will participate in the African Nations Cup semi-final on Sunday, and potentially in the final next Friday, which will leave him little time to prepare for the first match of the Premier League against Norwich on August 9th, once the holidays are over. Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino have just started their well-deserved breaks as a result of an international mission.

While Xherdan Shaqiri may miss most of the pre-season due to a calf injury contracted in the League of Nations, the winners of the Champions League will no longer have options available. Attack established for several weeks. It is not surprising that the first person Klopp sought before the kick-off before the kickoff was Origi, who had just signed a new long-term contract on Wednesday and who was to maintain the shape so decisive triumph of the Champions League in Liverpool. He and Brewster find themselves at the top of the hierarchical order in attack until the return of Firmino, Mané and Salah.

The Belgian international played the second half against Tranmere and Brewster first, while Klopp put in two completely different teams for 45 minutes. Fabinho, Joel Matip, James Milner, Joe Gomez and Origi, involved in the victory against Tottenham in Madrid, were involved in the Liverpool victory, which made the return of those who were on an international mission earlier this summer. Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and Trent Alexander-Arnold will report Saturday. Andy Robertson then joins the group that participates in the club's American tour next week.

For Brewster, Prenton Park is the beginning of what Klopp hopes to be a decisive season for him. The winner of the Under-17 World Cup under 17 in 2017 in England missed a year of development due to problems with the ligaments of the knee and ankle, but is part of the plans established by the manager for the new campaign. The teenage striker was accompanied by Ryan Kent and Harry Wilson, both of whom are expected to leave Anfield this summer, and the three have teamed up well in an amazing Liverpool game. Surprising in the sense that they did not resume training until Saturday.

Brewster scored one and scored two goals in 45 minutes against the newly promoted League One. The first goal came quickly when Gomez swept through Tranmere's midfield and found the young striker in space. Brewster threw a ball for the first time to Nathaniel Clyne and the back defender, another destined to exit, found the top corner with an emphatic finish. Brewster then opened his account with an instinctive point blank from Wilson's first center. His fast feet are badailed by a quick wit, as evidenced a few seconds before the interval, when he was the first to react to goalkeeper Scott Davies who countered Milner's 20-meter run. The attacker managed to bounce back with ease.

Ybader Larouci, a 18-year-old signing from Le Havre, also impressed on the left-back and nearly beat Davies twice. Another notable feature of the first half was that Adam Lallana was at the center of a three-way midfielder with Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, another player that Klopp compared to a new signing following a long-term injury. The manager added: "Rhian Brewster and Oxlade-Chamberlain did not play last year, all the boys did not play for us last year. The transfer market is open, we will see what we are doing, but I do not think it will be the biggest transfer window of all time. "

Curtis Jones, Origi and Duncan extended Liverpool's lead in the second half. An injury to Paul Glatzel was the only sour note of Klopp. Duncan and Glatzel, two 18-year-old strikers who shined for under-18s last season, must be part of the US tour. Brewster will savor every moment.

Liverpool first half: Mignolet; Clyne, Phillips, Gomez, Larouci; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Milner; Wilson, Brewster, Kent.

Second half of Liverpool: Jaros; Hoever, Matip, Johnston, Lewis; Woodburn, Fabinho, Jones; Glatzel, Origi, Duncan.