Liverpool’s 100% pre-season win record came to an end in Pasadena, California after a 1-0 loss to Premier League rivals Chelsea.
In a game that seemed to be very heated for a friendly, Liverpool fell behind early on to a Gary Cahill header from a set piece.
Marko Grujic was taken off after a nasty clash of heads and has been to the hospital for scans as he suffered a suspected concussion.
Dejan Lovren looked to have suffered a similar fate after he took an inadvertent punch from Loris Karius, but thankfully the stand-in skipper was able to continue.
Chelsea finished the game with ten men after Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas was rightly sent off for a really poor challenge on Reds’ debutant Ragnar Klavan.
Liverpool dominated the ball for most of the game but were unable to make it count by getting the goal that would have taken the tie to penalties.
Here’s what we learned from the game:
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