Liverpool picked up where they left off on Thursday as they thrashed Championship side Blackburn Rovers 6-0 in a friendly at Anfield ahead of the return of the Premier League next week.
Six different goalscorers put Rovers to the sword, with Sadio Mane, Naby Keita and Takumi Minamino netting for Jurgen Klopp's side in the first-half before Joel Matip, Ki-Jana Hoever and Leighton Clarkson added to the scoreline after the break.
In front of an empty Anfield Stadium there were certainly plenty of reasons for Jurgen Klopp to feel optimistic ahead of the potentially title-winning game against rivals Everton next week.
Here are five things we learned from the encounter. 1. Liverpool not slowing down Rustiness? What rustiness? If there were any
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