Liverpool vs. Milan result analysis and

Darwin Nunez scored twice as Liverpool rounded off their mid-season training camp with a 4-1 win over Milan.The Uruguayan came off the bench to secure a comfortable victory for the Cam Newton Jersey Reds, who were already leading upon his introduction courtesy of goals from Mohamed Salah and Thiago Alcantara.Milan had earlier cancelled out the first of those through Alexis Saelemaekers, but were otherwise second best acro s the 90 minutes and ultimately only ended up with a 4-3 win in the post-match shootout to show for their efforts.Even that couldn't prevent the Italians finishing bottom of the Dubai Super Cup standings, with their opponents moving up to third behind Lyon and Arsenal.But Liverpool's main takeaway from proceedings at Al Maktoum Stadium will be the confidence boost of four goals and a strong performance ahead of next Thursday's League Cup trip to Manchester City. 1H 2H Final Liverpool224Milan101Goals:LIV Salah 5th minMIL Saelemaekers 29th minLIV Thiago 41st minLIV Nunez 82nd minLIV Nunez 88th min If there is one player who Liverpool would have most regretted losing to the World Cup, Nunez was surely it.After a mixed start to his Anfield career, the Uruguayan had scored seven goals in 10 appearances prior to the break, and was starting to look like a player well worth the 85m fee paid to Benfica.As such, heading to Qatar to endure three goalle s games that returned two defeats and a draw did not feel like the ideal next step in terms of maintaining his confidence.Fortunately, the 23-year-old showed no signs of that brief stint with his country affecting him here, coolly taking his two goals to effectively pick up where he left off. Liverpool's youngsters had already showed their worth in an EFL Cup victory over an experienced Derby County team early last month.But they appeared keen to prove that was no one-off in grasping a rare first-team opportunity with both hands once again in this one.Both Bobby Clark and Ben Doak grabbed a sists for Nunez after coming off the bench, the former with a particularly eye-catching curling through-ball.Meanwhile, Stefan Bajcetic showed why he is so highly rated by Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff with a composed midfield performance.Reds have Devin Asiasi Jersey every justification for getting excited about the young talent on the club's books at the moment. With just one change made to the starting XI from defeat over Lyon, Klopp dropped a big hint about his starting XI at Manchester City here.The likes of Salah, Roberto Firmino, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara all look certain to start after featuring from the off in both friendlies in Dubai.In fact, the only question mark seems to be over who starts on the left-hand side, withFabio Carvalho and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain having shared that duty acro s these games.Still, whichever way Klopp goes on that call, Liverpool should is sure to put out a team strong enough to win against a City side that is likely to be more depleted by the World Cup. Milan win the penalty shootout 4-3!10th penalty: Kaluluto take for Milan... SCORES!Liverpool 3-4 Milan9th penalty:Nunez to take for Liverpool... SCORES!Liverpool 3-3 Milan8th penalty:El Hilali to take for Milan... SCORES!Liverpool 2-3 Milan7th penalty:Clark to take for Liverpool... SCORES!Liverpool 2-2 Milan6th penalty:Adli to take for Milan...SAVED!Liverpool 1-2 Milan5th penalty:Carvalho to take for Liverpool... SCORES!Liverpool 1-2 Milan4th penalty:Bakayoko to take for Milan...SCORES!Liverpool 0-2 Milan3rd penalty:Keita to take for Liverpool... SAVED!Liverpool 0-1 Milan2nd penalty:Bennacer to take for Milan...SCORES! New England Patriots Hoodies Sweatshirts Liverpool 0-1 Milan1st penalty:Tsimikas to take for Liverpool...SAVED!Liverpool 0-0 MilanFULLTIME:All over in Dubai and Liverpool claim a 4-1 win. Now for the post-match penalty shootout!88th min: GOAL!Nunez gets his second!Doak may not have a goal to show for his cameo but he has an a sist, which comes after he bursts in behind down the right and picks out a whipped Russ Francis Jersey , low cro s for Nunez to pa s into the net.86th min:Fresh from replacing Mo Salah, Ben Doak strikes the foot of the post with an effort from distance. Unlucky.82nd min: GOAL!Nunez seals the win for Liverpool!It's a calm finish in a one-on-one situation from the Uruguayan but the ball to put him through from Bobby Clark is an outrageous piece of technique. Very impre sive from the youngster.78th min:More changes for Liverpool, with Bobby Clark and Dominic Corne s entering the fray.70th min:Milan strike the bar!It's a fine, dipping effort from El Hilali, who had cut in off the left to get a shot away.68th min:Pinball in the Milan box as Carvalho, Salah and Frauendorf all have shots blocked in quick succe sion.No lack of commitment in the defending, there.64th min:Liverpool still pre sing aggre sively since those substitutions, with plenty of encouragement from Klopp on the touchline.60th min:A raft of changes coming for Liverpool now: Adrian, Nunez, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Fraudendorf and Keita getting a runout.Kelleher, Firmino, Robertson, Justin Bethel Jersey Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Thiago making way.57th min:Pobega heads a corner toward goal but it's a straightforward save for Kelleher in the end.53rd min:Liverpool with most of the ball at the start of the second half but they are yet to do anything with it.46th min:Milan get the game restarted. They have swapped Tonali for Bennacer in midfield, but no changes for Liverpool.HALFTIME:Liverpool lead at the break, goals from Mohamed Salah and Thiago Alcantara either side of an AlexisSaelemaekers strike giving them the advantage.Expect changes in the second period.45th min:Five minutes to be added on. Those exce sive World Cup injury times are catching on...41st min: GOAL!Stunning goal from Thiago!Firmino challenges for a ball at the edge of the box and it falls into the path of his Spanish teammate in rather fortuitous fashion.There's nothing lucky about the touch and finish that follows, though, Thiago controlling in an instant before unleashing a powerful shot into the bottom corner with barely any backlift.35th min:Oxlade-Chamberlain