As Liverpools United States tour kicks on, most of the first team has now joined the squad and the youngsters are getting a little less playing time. Only Alisson, Firmino, Salah and Mane are yet to join the squad, so we might be able to get some glimpses into Jürgen Klopps plans for the upcoming season. It’s encouraging to me that Harry Wilson keeps starting games, even as most of the normal starters are back. It could be a sign that Klopp is planning to keep him in the squad this season, but it also shows that the team is struggling with depth in that area without Firmino, Mane and Salah and with Shaqiri injured.

1st half:

Liverpool the started the game really well, playing with good tempo and closing Sevilla down on every occasion. Ben Woodburn almost got at the end of a beautiful cross from Trent Alenander-Arnold in the first minute and Divock Origi miss a one-on-one with Sergio Rico but otherwise the team didn’t create many chances.

After 10 minutes Sevilla started to work their way back into the game as Liverpools pressing wore down. They managed to create a few good chances and eventually took the lead through a good finish from Nolito.

Origi equalized just before half time, tugging away a rebound from a corner. He’s starting to look more like the player he was in Klopps first season in charge, being stronger in the hold up play and continuing to pose a threat with his pace and power. I personally like him better as a striker than a winger, but he might be pushed to the left if we’re struggling with depth.

2nd half:

The entire lineup was changed for the second half and, as in the first preseason games, that meant that the tempo took a step down. For the first half our the second half was fairly uneventful. It was disappointing to see Sevilla get the win on a late counter attack, but that’s always a risk when you play with risk late on.

I was mostly impressed with Ryan Kent and Curtis Jones. Kent had many good runs getting past several Sevilla players, unfortunately most of them weren’t in dangerous positions, so not much came of them. Jones showed good skill, roamed about the park from his right hand position and generally likes to get on the ball. Yasser Larouci showed the same energy he’s shown all of preseason and gets around the pitch very well. He’s still very raw and needs some experience, but he is definitely showing potential. Hopefully he’s okay after the brutal “tackle” from Joris Gnagnon.

LFC Man of the Match: Trent Alexander-Arnold

On a final note: I hope Liverpool won’t be playing Sevilla in preseason games for the next few years. Their approach to the game was overly aggressive for a preseason outing (flying into tackles, swinging elbows left and right) and generally unsportsmanlike (Munir both dived and faked an injury, and they got a couple of yellow cards for dissent). Usually you don’t see red cards in friendlies (the reason Ever Banega was able to finish the first half), but there was no alternative to sending Gnagnon off, and Larouci will be lucky to avoid a long injury spell on the side line.