Liverpool narrowly beat Betis 1-0 on Saturday morning (27) in a hot 'Tour of America' warm-up match, with the heroes behind the victory being Sobo Slal, whose goal was the only score of the game, and Mohamed Sana, who cleverly provided the assist. Although the squad is missing international stars such as Alexandre Arnault and Wahkil Yundi Jaq, the players' excellent performances have given the new leader, Schillo, the confidence that there may be no need to add more troops this summer.
Nonetheless, Liverpool showed good strength in the absence of several key players. Early in the game, Fabio Carvalho had created a dangerous situation, while Bedis had a great chance to shoot from inside Fekia's penalty area. It wasn't until the 34th minute that the opening goal was broken when Mohamed Sana's pinpoint pass helped Suboslar break the deadlock. After that, the two sides went back and forth, but neither side was able to make another scoreline. With this 1-0 win, Liverpool will face Arsenal on August 1, followed by Manchester United three days later.
Liverpool have yet to bring in any new players this summer, and Coach Schlow says he needs to make an in-depth assessment of the current squad before considering whether to add any more players: "I'm going to do a bit of scouting on the current players first, after all the main players at home haven't returned yet. I'm taking over a very strong team and would like to bring in players of the same level or even higher, but it's not easy. Even if it may come as a surprise to the outside world that I don't add to the squad this summer, it could certainly happen. In short, I will only bring in the right players for the team."
Previously, the Japanese media had reported that Liverpool were interested in acquiring Real Sociedad attacker Kenyoung Nagaho, but the news was quickly denied by the club. According to the English Mirror, Liverpool's real target is Westham flanker Gudas, who is expected to be the successor to the Ghanaian international, with both showing a similar positional sense and style of play to the Ghanaian player at the age of 24.
