136 million euro rookie starts in Liverpool's defeat

On the evening of July 26, Florian Wirtz made his Liverpool debut in a friendly match that lost 2-4 to AC Milan.

Wirtz made his debut for Liverpool fans.

After a behind-closed-doors friendly against Stoke, Florian Wirtz - Liverpool's new signing worth 136 million euros in the summer of 2025 - made his debut in front of 50,000 spectators at Kai Tak Stadium (Hong Kong). In the role of a playmaker, the most expensive new signing in Premier League history had an impressive performance.

Wirtz showed quick integration with the fast passing tempo of the reigning Premier League champions. In addition, he also impressed with many situations of dribbling and creating opportunities.

Wirtz sparked two brilliant attacks by "The Kop" in the 15th and 32nd minutes. However, Mohamed Salah could not take advantage.

In the opposite direction, AC Milan defended tightly and opened the scoring after a sharp counter-attack. Rafael Leao broke through from home, before finishing coolly, putting the Serie A representative ahead in the 10th minute.

Liverpool attacked a lot but could only break down Milan's defense with a super curling shot from Dominik Szoboszlai in the 26th minute.

Wirtz tries to integrate quickly with Liverpool.

In the second half, coach Arne Slot took many stars off but still asked his players to play attacking football. The substitutes could not make a difference against the tight defense of the Italian team.

On the other side of the front line, Leao shone brightly when he contributed to 2 goals of Milan. In the 52nd minute, the Portuguese player continued to break through on the left wing, before assisting Ruben Loftus-Cheek to finish coolly, putting Milan ahead 2-1.

Eight minutes later, Leao sparked another counter-attack. Saelemaekers sprinted and crossed for Okafor to increase the gap to two goals.

A late effort only helped Liverpool narrow the score to 2-3, scored by Cody Gakpo in the 90+3 minute. Immediately after that, the "Red Brigade" defense made a mistake, creating an opportunity for Okafor to seal a 4-2 victory for Milan.

In this match, coach Slot did not register Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz. Both of these stars will be sold by Liverpool to clear the way for the blockbuster Alexander Isak from Newcastle.

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