The England international produced a neat
finish just five minutes in after pouncing on a
deflected effort from Daniel Sturridge
Raheem Sterling scored the only goal of the
game as Liverpool defeated Olympiakos 1-0 in
the International Champions Cup.
The winger struck after just five minutes of
play at Soldier Field in Chicago, finishing
coolly after latching onto a deflected strike
from Daniel Sturridge.
The Reds were good value for their win,
although Olympiakos were inches away from
earning a point, with Gevorg Ghazaryan denied
by the crossbar early in the second half with
Brad Jones beaten.
Liverpool's first match of the pre-season
tournament in the US saw them start well,
with a free kick in the fourth minute in a
dangerous area, before they took the lead a
minute later.
Sturridge's attempt from distance deflected off
an Olympiakos defender, and fell fortunately to
Sterling, who tucked away past a helpless
Balazs Megyeri.
The game began to open up later in the half,
with Liverpool producing several fast
counterattacks, with new signing Lukas
Markovic involved.
Olympiakos had appeals for a penalty waved
away in the 35th minute, as Javier Saviola
earned a yellow card for simulation inside the
area.
Moments later, Markovic showed elements of
his class as he danced into the Olympiakos
area, only to guide his curling right-footed
shot too high for the top-right corner target.
Rodgers swung the changes at half-time,
taking out Markovic, fellow signing Emre Can
and Jose Enrique, and bringing in Joe Allen,
Jack Robinson and Coutinho.
However, it was Olympiakos who should have
struck first on return to the Soldier Field
playing arena, as Ghazaryan's shot was
agonisingly denied by the woodwork.
Andreas Bouchalakis then had a gilt-edged
chance to equalise, forcing a turnover deep in
Liverpool's defensive third, however he could
not control his final touch around goalkeeper
Jones as the chance dissipated.

For the first time ,Liverpool used its first eleven player. kudos to him..