Liverpool 5 Napoli 0: Five-star Reds in ominous form for Premier League return as Alisson makes debut in Dublin

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Tom Doyle7 August 2018

Alisson enjoyed a perfect Liverpool debut as Jurgen Klopp's Reds thrashed Napoli in a 5-0 pre-season friendly win in Dublin.

The £65million Brazil goalkeeper played the full 90 minutes with no mishaps, as James Milner, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mohamed Salah, Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno were all on target for Jurgen Klopp's side.

Liverpool made a perfect start as Milner finished a fine team move - started from the back by Alisson - with a rasping drive high into the net.

Wijnaldum soon made it 2-0 with a close-range header, while Salah, Sturridge and Moreno all struck after the break as a rampant Liverpool side ensured they ended their pre-season campaign in the best possible fashion before the Premier League season kicks off next weekend.

Jurgen Klopp reaction

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"[Alisson] quite a good footballer - probably as good as the goalie he is!

"An all-round good performance for the first game, especially because I think everyone can imagine what happens inside a human being in a situation like that, playing the first game after all the things that were written about it and all that stuff.

"Playing against Napoli, it was the strongest side we played so far, 100 per cent - they had nearly a full squad here and it can look completely different. He was very, very aware of all situations when he was needed behind a high last line.

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"We involved him a lot in our build-up, but we need to get used to that a little bit more still - that's clear [and] he needs to get used to it a little bit more, but there were a lot of good build-up situations, so that helps.

"But at the end he's there to catch balls and he did that in all the decisive moments today, so I'm really pleased."

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