English premier league club Liverpool continued their preparations for the new season with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at Anfield in their final pre-season friendly.
Daniel Sturridge opened the scoring for Liverpool
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a low finish after he was played through by Phillippe Coutinho's flick.
New signing Dejan Lovren doubled the lead three minutes later by heading the ball into the net through a Steven Gerard's cross.
Dejan Lovren scored in his first Liverpool game as the Reds had an emphatic win over Borussia Dortmund in their final pre-season friendly
Philippe Coutinho scored a third goal in the 49th minute from a narrow angle before Jordan Henderson tapped in a fourth from Sturridge's cross.
Liverpool made a habit of starting strongly in the Premier League last term and they began quickly as Sturridge, Coutinho and Raheem Sterling all caught the eye.
The breakthrough came when Lovren’s ball into midfield was quickly played on by a clever Coutinho pass to release Sturridge, and he coolly finished into the bottom corner.
Lovren, one of three summer signings in the starting XI, headed in a corner three minutes later and helped Liverpool hold their lead until half-time with a solid defensive performance as Dortmund enjoyed more possession.
Liverpool increased the tempo again at the start of the second period and made it 3-0 as Sterling seized on a loose pass from Matthias Ginter and fed Coutinho, whose quick feet got him away from a couple of defenders before he drilled in a low shot.
Coutinho played his part in another fine move to create the fourth, although it looked as though the ball may just have gone out of play before Sturridge was able to cross for Henderson to slide home from close range.
The closing stages were disrupted by a host of substitutions on both sides but Liverpool kept their focus to keep a clean sheet and set them up perfectly for next weekend’s league opener against Southampton.
Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool, who finished second last season, start their Premier League campaign against Southampton on Sunday.
Dortmund face Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup on Wednesday and start their Bundesliga campaign against Bayer Leverkusen on 23 August.
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