Updated
Updated · Sky Sports · Aug 2
Leeds Rally From 2-0 Down to Beat Liverpool 4-2 in Chicago
Updated
Updated · Sky Sports · Aug 2

Leeds Rally From 2-0 Down to Beat Liverpool 4-2 in Chicago

3 articles · Updated · Sky Sports · Aug 2

Summary

  • Leeds scored four unanswered second-half goals to overturn Liverpool's 2-0 half-time lead in the teams' final U.S. tour match.
  • 13 minutes changed the game after the break: Brenden Aaronson struck on a Milos Kerkez error, then Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Sean Longstaff scored before Calvert-Lewin added a second from another Ethan Ampadu long throw.
  • Luke Chambers and Florian Wirtz had put Liverpool in control before half-time, with Wirtz finishing a move involving Trey Nyoni and Jeremie Frimpong.
  • Two Leeds goals came from set pieces again, prompting Dominik Szoboszlai to warn Liverpool must fix corners and long throws after conceding 20 set-piece goals in last season's Premier League.
  • Both clubs now return to England for the final stretch of pre-season, with Liverpool opening against Monaco on Aug. 9 and the new campaign less than three weeks away.

Insights

Can explosive new signings like Isak and Wirtz truly mask Liverpool's glaring defensive frailties when the Premier League begins?
Will Liverpool's devastating second-half collapse and lingering set-piece curse force Andoni Iraola into a frantic August transfer market?
After shipping four goals in 25 minutes, are Liverpool's promising academy prospects ready for the brutal reality of top-flight football?