Liverpool seem to be in great form ahead of the season as the Reds thrashed Manchester United 4-1 in the final game of the International Champions Cup.
The Reds did start with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in the first half but the star of the show turned out to be Xherdan Shaqiri.
The Swiss star was playing his first game for us and he was excellent throughout. The scoring started, whoever, when Mohamed Salah won a penalty for us and Sadio Mane put the ball into the net in the 28th minute.
The lead did not last long as Andreas Pereira struck home a wonderful free-kick but the real damage was done in the second half.
Shaqiri held off a challenge from a United defender and laid off the ball on the edge of the box for Daniel Sturridge to stroke it into the net, off the post.
Two quickly became three when we won another penalty, thanks to Andy Robertson. Sheyi Ojo, surprisingly, took the penalty and scored to make it 3-1 for us.
The goal of the game came in the 82nd minute as Liverpool completely dominated United throughout the fixture. The ball was looped back into the United penalty box and up stepped Shaqiri to smash home an incredible bicycle kick.
A goal and an assist on his first start for the Reds, Shaqiri was incredible and even though this was just a pre-season match, the Liverpool fans were ecstatic with the result and even more with new star, Xherdan Shaqiri.
Here are some of the reactions from the fans as they went berserk on Twitter.
Man like shaqiri what a player for 13 million pound this is bargain of the century #LFC
— DarkJinG (@Max_goku96) July 28, 2018
— Jesse (@JChitter) July 28, 2018
Bang 💥 pic.twitter.com/pHJuWlWdC7
— Milen (@Milen17LFC) July 28, 2018
— Jordan (@JordanLFC01) July 28, 2018
Salah’s getting benched 😅😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
— IM WITH KARIUS 😃 🇭🇷 (@sunnylfc8) July 28, 2018
SHAQ MEEEEE
— Jan marthin (@janm770) July 28, 2018
Ok Klopp is such a wonderful man. He knows exactly what he needs for his team. On another note.. WHAT THE HECK DID SHAQIRI JUST DO?!?! 😱😱😱😱
— Hussein Khalil (@DrHusseinKhalil) July 28, 2018
Big Shaq about to revive his career at Liverpool thats what Klopp does he revives player.
— Kiddoweirdo (@kiddoMustafa) July 28, 2018
— Kristin Wilkinson (@SilentKW1) July 28, 2018
@XS_11official WHAT A GOAL WHAT A START WELCOME TO LFC KLOPP BELIEF BOOOOOOOOOOM pic.twitter.com/fZusDnBXDW
— Maria (@Footieangel) July 28, 2018
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/ ╰ ╯ \— Torta (@TortaDoLoL) July 28, 2018
LEGEND ALREADY!
— ً (@SturridgeRole) July 28, 2018
— H (@LFCHash) July 28, 2018
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