Liverpool marked the club’s 125th anniversary with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Hertha Berlin in Germany on Saturday evening.
Hertha Berlin 0-3 Liverpool
Pre-Season Friendly, Olympiastadion
July 29, 2017
Goals: Solanke 15′, Wijnaldum 38′, Salah 60′
On a fine evening in Berlin, it was Dominic Solanke who broke the deadlock for Liverpool with a looping header, following a precise chip from Adam Lallana on the right.
Gini Wijnaldum then doubled Liverpool’s lead before half-time as the Reds rounded off a commanding performance in the opening 45 minutes.
Substitute Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool’s third goal after some smart linkup play with Philippe Coutinho, wrapping up the victory with a dinked effort on the run.
Liverpool were in full control and they saw out the game comfortably to win 3-0 at the Olympiastadion.
Here’s how supporters saw the Reds’ latest pre-season triumph.
Fans couldn’t wait to see Mane back in action…
https://twitter.com/Kloppholic/status/891312809572806656
Emre Can as the pivot, Phil left wing not CM. Hopefully Salah is on the pitch at the same time as Mane, & we see plenty of new boy Robertson
— LFC KNOWLEDGE (@LFCknowledge) July 29, 2017
“Yipee! Mane and Salah on the wings. Damn! Who would want to miss this?”
– Franklyn Peperena Okolie on Facebook.
Match day. Buzzing to see Mane, Coutinho, Salah & Firmino all link up together ??
— Anfield Leak (@AnfieldLeak) July 29, 2017
Happy Mane Can Coutinho Salah Firmino day
— Dinesh Kumar (@DHardayal) July 29, 2017
But everyone was talking about Solanke following his opening goal…
Thank you @ChelseaFC for Solanke
— Billy Liddell (@Liddellpool) July 29, 2017
Great goal by Solanke, and a wonderful assist by Lallana. This team is just great to watch nowadays! ????????#LFC #YNWA
— UpTheRedmen ? (@UpTheRedmen) July 29, 2017
“Solanke is certainly making a very strong case for himself!”
– Abyss on the forums.
https://twitter.com/LFCmediaNEWS/status/891332758160756736
And Emre Can caused a stir too…
Announce Emre Can's contract @LFC
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) July 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/Web5times/status/891350052018544640
https://twitter.com/jacklusby_/status/891334684382253056
German Naby Keita right there #EmreCan
— CHAMP19NS (@umer_akhlaq95) July 29, 2017
Emre Can is a monster ????
— Chris (@CJMunro96) July 29, 2017
Wijnaldum’s goal was even better than Solanke’s—and it was away from home!
OH YES! A goal from Pressing!!!! Solanke wins the ball back, plays into Mane who lines up Gini – what a finish that is!
— AnfieldIndex (@AnfieldIndex) July 29, 2017
Gini must have shot from Anfield surely?????!
— Karl Matchett (@karlmatchett) July 29, 2017
“Love how Gini faked curling a shot in the top corner but then placed it in the opposite bottom corner.”
– Pecl on the forums.
https://twitter.com/Chris78Williams/status/891338684263526400
Andrew Robertson made an impression on his unofficial debut…
Great first signs by Andy Robertson. #LFC
— Liverpool Red (@lfcredynwa) July 29, 2017
What a cross by Robertson #LFC #preseason
— Robertson Carlos (@R_Carlos26) July 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/HenryJackson87/status/891349756005502976
Took Roberston 7 mins to deliver a better cross than Moreno has in his last 3 years #LFC
— Deutsche Michael Jordan (@WeeJoe_Allen) July 29, 2017
And fans were delighted to see Salah, Firmino and Coutinho link up together again…
Firmino, Sturridge and Salah up top… tasty that!
— AnfieldIndex (@AnfieldIndex) July 29, 2017
“Salah, Firmino and Mane look so good in attack together. Can’t wait to see them in action next season.”
– Lizzie Bardsley on Facebook.
Coutinho in the middle of the park brings a totally new dimension and gets him more involved. His talent is absolutely off the scale.
— Sean (@shornKOOMINS) July 29, 2017
“Wow, loving this Mo-Phil combo!”
– SidLFC on the forums.
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