Home sweet home.

After their global travels this summer, Liverpool signed off their pre-season schedule by treating a buoyant Anfield crowd to another impressive victory.

The stats read: played nine, won seven, 27 goals scored and only eight conceded. The feel-good factor is off the scale ahead of Sunday's Premier League opener against West Ham.

The question is have the past six weeks been a thrilling indicator of what's to come in 2018/19 or have Kopites been lulled into a false sense of security?

The answer will follow over the coming weeks but everything points to the buzz surrounding Jurgen Klopp's men being justified.

Understandably, Klopp has been keen to keep a lid on expectations but that's difficult when there's been so much to admire about the Reds this summer.

They got their business done early, they landed Klopp's top targets and they have retained their top talent with Mohamed Salah's new contract ideally the most important signing of the window.

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A squad which reached the Champions League final has been enhanced with £170million worth of talent following the arrival of Naby Keita, Fabinho, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alisson Becker.

Liverpool 's tally of 135 goals in all competitions last season has only been bettered once in the club's 126-year history.

But Klopp's attacking juggernaut look well equipped to torment defences to an even greater degree over the coming nine months.

There's certainty more strength in depth with players of the calibre of Daniel Sturridge and Shaqiri to come off the bench.

There were plenty of positives against Torino as goals from Roberto Firmino and Gini Wijnaldum fired the Reds into a 2-0 half-time lead.

Wijnaldum excelled in midfield – delivering an all-action display which will surely be rewarded with a start against the Hammers.

The only real concern for Klopp ahead of the weekend is at centre-back. With Joel Matip, Ragnar Klavan and Joe Gomez all sidelined and Dejan Lovren having only reported back to Melwood on Monday, Academy youngster Nathan Phillips partnered Virgil van Dijk against the Serie A outfit.

Klopp's starting line up won't be far off the team which takes to the field on Sunday.

Andy Robertson looks certain to replace stand-in captain Alberto Moreno at left-back with Trent Alexander-Arnold set to get the nod ahead of Nathaniel Clyne on the other flank.

The front three pick themselves but Klopp's real dilemma concerns the balance of his midfield trio. With James Milner nursing a nasty head wound after the blow he took in Dublin, the manager went with Naby Keita and Wijnaldum operating ahead of Fabinho against Torino.

Alexander-Arnold shone on his first start of the summer. The teenager had Klopp applauding early on with a quality delivery which Salah narrowly failed to tuck away.

Torino were pinned back as Liverpool pressed the ball high up the field and repeatedly forced them to cough up possession.

Some of the interplay between Salah, Sadio Mane and Firmino was delightful with Keita and Wijnaldum darting forward in support at every opportunity.

Salah picked Nicolas Nkoulou's pocket and fed Mane, who was knocked off balance by Gleiston Bremer as he burst past him.

Michael Oliver pointed to the spot but Fabinho, who was a regular penalty taker for Monaco, drilled the resulting spot-kick wide.

It mattered little as Liverpool soon broke the deadlock. Alexander-Arnold, Wijnaldum and Salah combined to find Firmino, who cut inside and saw his strike deflected past Salvatore Sirigu.

Alexander-Arnold's 25-yarder forced a sprawling save but Sirigu was soon beaten for a second time. Wijnaldum timed his run perfectly and Firmino found him, the Dutchman slamming it low past the keeper.

Torino had barely crossed the halfway line but they pulled one back courtesy of some slack defending.

Moreno failed to shut down Lorenzo Di Silvestri's cross and Andrea Belotti stole in behind Phillips to power a header past Alisson. The Brazil No 1 had no chance on his home debut.

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Liverpool should have quickly restored their two-goal advantage. Once again Wijnaldum got in behind Torino's over-stretched backline but Sirigu stuck out a leg to make the block and Alexander-Arnold's effort from the follow up was hacked to safety.

After the fluency and tempo of the opening 45 minutes, the second half was a different story.

With seven changes – Phillips, Alexander-Arnold and Fabinho were the only outfield players retained - it was predictably disjointed.

Sturridge was the pick of the substitutes as he treated Anfield to further signs of his summer resurgence. Dropping off into space, he was a creative force.

Shaqiri also produced some moments of real class as he drifted across the frontline. Teenager Curtis Jones, one of the real success stories of pre-season, once again looked at home in this kind of company.

Ings dragged wide and saw another effort hacked off the line, while Sturridge's effort was beaten away by Sirigu.

With Van Dijk given a breather, Fabinho dropped to centre-back alongside rookie Phillips before Marko Grujic took over from the Brazilian.

Alisson saved from Simone Edera after a swift counter but had precious little to do.

There was a rapturous ovation for captain Jordan Henderson, who despite only reporting back to Melwood on Sunday got 20 minutes under his belt.

Anfield also produced a fine show of support for Loris Karius after what he's been through since the agony of Kiev.

With Karius on for Alisson, Liverpool sealed victory three minutes from time. It was all about the brilliance of Shaqiri, whose perfectly dinked cross was nodded in by Sturridge.

The Reds look ready.

Liverpool: Alisson (Karius 72), Alexander-Arnold (Clyne 63), Phillips (Johnston 88), Van Dijk (Jones 45 (Camacho 88)), Moreno (Robertson 45), Fabinho (Henderson 70), Keita (Grujic 45), Wijnaldum (Lallana 45), Salah (Shaqiri 45), Firmino (Ings 45), Mane (Sturridge 45).

Not used: Grabara.

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Referee: Michael Oliver

Goals: Firmino 21, Wijnaldum 24, Belotti 31, Sturridge 87.