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46 ' A number of substitutes at the break.
Balotelli on for Milan as Pazzini makes
way , whilst Coady and Suso come on for
the Reds . A goalkeeping change too , as
Abbiati comes off for Agazzi. Sterling and
Henderson also off .

00 :35 . In contrast, Inzaghi 's Milan have
been very poor . Niang aside, they 've been
outclassed by a largely second-string
Liverpool side . They 've looked
significantly less sharp than the Premier
League runners - up, especially off the ball.
The Reds have been very impressive in
their pressing. The Rossoneri merely a
shadow of their former selves , though.

HT : Liverpool 1- 0 AC Milan .
45 + 2' Liverpool play dangero

29 ' He succumbed to the pressure there,
it ' s a poor penalty from the usual spot-
kick genius . Up the other end, Milan win
a corner and after an intricate set -piece,
Lucas heads clear. Martin Kelly receives a
yellow in the build- up for shirt -pulling .
28 ' And it 's missed! Of all the people , the
trusty Rickie Lambert 's penalty is saved
by Abbiati. Good opportunity missed by
the veteran forward.
27 ' Lambert pulls back to Sterling in the
box , who turns away from goal and Rami
makes the mistake of bringing him down .
26 ' Penalty to Liverpool!

18 ' Allen takes advantage of a Essien 's
hesitancy , dispossesses him and races
through on goal . He strokes an effort to
the left of Abbiati which rebounds off the
post . The ball falls to Ibe , whose effort is
blocked but it falls back to Allen, who
fires into the empty space to the left of the
keeper. Great play by the Welshman .
17 ' GOAL! Liverpool 1 -0 AC Milan

5 ' Ibe 's nice feet sees him edge past one
man , but he can't quite get past another
red shirt . Him and Sterling down either
wing already looking an exciting
prospect.
4 ' Interesting tactical shape from Brendan
Rodgers , with Lucas assuming Steven
Gerrard ' s defensive midfield role by
slotting in between Touré and Coates ,
meanwhile Henderson and Allen
interchange their defensive and offensive
duties .

3 ' The Reds dominating the possession in
the early proceedings , but De Sciglio finds
space unmarked down the left and fires a
cross into the box, but it is easily caught
by Mignolet .
2 ' Liverpool kicking from left to right,
and it ' s a decent start for the Reds . Jack
Robinson already pushing up very high
down the left, and he gets onto the end of
a long ball before forcing a corner. The
ball is played short by Joe Allen , before
Sterling tries to find Lambert but Milan
clear the ball away.

Confirmed # LFC team: Mignolet, Kelly, Toure,
Coates, Robinson, Lucas, Henderson, Allen,
Lambert, Ibe, Sterling
Subs: Jones, Johnson, Enrique, Gerrard,
Coutinho, Sakho, Can, Suso, Coady, Skrtel,
Peterson
Kolo Toure will captain the team

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Up Madrid

A win for the red will push them to final. up red

Ben Twelves looks ahead to the last game
of the group stage of the Guinness
International Cup for Brendan Rodgers ’
Liverpool as they take on AC Milan.
Liverpool v AC Milan
Saturday, 2nd August 2014, Guinness
International Cup
Kick Off: 6.30pm (EST) 11.30pm (BST)
Liverpool play their final group game of the
Guinness International Cup on Saturday
night when they take on AC Milan in
Charlotte, North Carolina. A win for the
Reds would see them qualify for the final of
the friendly competition – which takes
place just two days later in Miami.
A 3-1 win on penalties over Manchester
City on Wednesday in New York positioned
Liverpool at the top of Group B. Manchester
United currently top Group A.
Saturday’s game sees Liverpool meet
another of the clubs historic opponents in
sleeping giants, Milan, who currently sit at
the bottom of the group after suffering
heavy defeats against both Olympiacos and
Man City, losing 3-0 and 5-1 respectively in
their first two games of the tournament.
Another spectacular setting is to host the
clash, which will this time be played in the
picturesque Bank of America Stadium –
home of NFL side Carolina Panthers.
Capacity at the ground which opened in
1996 is at the highest it’s been and can now
host around 74,000 fans.
Team News
The Liverpool squad thankfully appear to
have come through the match against City
unscathed and despite the game being
played on a difficult surface, seemingly no
new injuries have been added to the list of
current absentees which includes new-boy
Lazar Markovic, who picked up a minor
knock in training but is reported to be
available to take part on Saturday.
Martin Skrtel was also left out of the squad
on Thursday as Brendan Rodgers afforded
game time to fringe players Kolo Toure and
Sebastian Coates as gaining fitness is the
main aim of any pre-season schedule.
Almost the whole squad have received
adequate match minutes and Rodgers is
likely to continue to rotate his team in
preparation for the opening day of the
season, which is now just 15 days away.
Dejan Lovren won’t be joining
up with the LFC squad in
America, he will remain at
Melwood.
— This Is Anfield
(@thisisanfield) July 31, 2014
Wednesday morning saw disappointing
news emerge that new signing Dejan Lovren
has been unable to obtain a work permit in
enough time to join up with his new
teammates, and as a result, he is set to
remain on Merseyside instead, where he’ll
train to a specialised schedule sent by the
Liverpool manager and with the under 21s
as he waits for the first team squad to
arrive home.
Lovren: “I will train with the
U-21 team in Liverpool.
Brendan Rodgers will send a
program for me to practice.”
— Kop 305 (@Kop305) July 30,
2014
Lovren’s potential centre back partner
Mamadou Sakho and Simon Mignolet
received the first minutes of pre-season
since re-joining the squad, and both
impressed for the duration of time that they
were on the pitch, with the Belgian keeper
saving two City penalties.
Forgotten man Coates produced an excellent
display at the heart of the Reds’ defence,
and the Uruguayan may have provided a
little food for thought for Rodgers at a time
where he is linked with a move to Spanish
side Deportivo La Coruna.
#LFC in negotiations with
Deportivo for the loan deals of
#Ilori and #Coates. Was
reported on #Ilori last week.
(See last RT)
— LFCZA (@LFCZA) July 31,
2014
Opposition
The Rossoneri are now under the guidance
of former Italian goal-poacher Filipo
Inzaghi, who took over from ex-teammate
Clarence Seedorf in June, and Saturday’s
meeting will be the first time the two clubs
have met since that forgettable defeat in
Athens of May 2007, in which the new boss
scored what proved to be the winning the
goal.
Inzaghi has inherited an ageing squad at
the San Siro – one which finished in 8
position and 45 points behind league
winners Juventus last season – meaning
Milan will not participate in any European
competition during the forthcoming season
for the first time since the 1998-99 season
where a 10 place finish meant they
missed out.
The former Italian international striker
named a 31-man squad for their tour of the
US & Canada which includes former
Premier League players Alex, Michael
Essien, Sulley Muntari and Mario Balotelli,
but ex-Man City wizard Robinho has been
left out as he reportedly negotiates a move
away from Milan. The squad also consists of
one-time rumoured Liverpool transfer
targets Philippe Mexes, and Colombian
international Christian Zapata.
Milan will want to salvage some pride from
a poor tournament on Saturday night – in a
fixture that will be shown live on Sky
Sports 1 – but Liverpool know if they
emerge victorious they will progress to
Monday’s final when they could face a
rival clash against Manchester United.

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Liverpool mounts
spirited comeback to
sink Manchester City
on PK's
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N EW YORK --
Manchester City and Liverpool signaled
their intentions for the upcoming
Barclays Premier League season in a
2-2 draw in the International
Champions Cup -- which Liverpool
ultimately won 3-1 in the penalty
shootout -- in a spirited game at
Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.
Stevan Jovetic got both goals for City,
while Jordan Henderson and Raheem
Sterling got Liverpool's regular time
tallies.
Both teams are expected to be serious
contenders this season, as they were
last year, when City just beat out the
Reds at the finish line. But whereas
Liverpool are a team building -- and to
an extent rebuilding after the departure
of top scorer Luis Suarez -- City are
the side already built.
And that much was apparent, in the
baseball facility packed with 49,653
fans, which overwhelmingly colored the
red of Liverpool. The Reds, like they
have all preseason, had trouble
connecting in the final third. City,
meanwhile, continued to produce
chances as if they were rolling them off
an assembly line.
Gael Clichy got a weak and ill-advised
shot off early for the Citizens, but that
only foretold greater chances to come.
A few minutes later, Jovetic combined
splendidly with Edin Dzeko to get into
the box but he left the ball behind and
took a tumble, for which he got no call.
Liverpool showed some life then. In the
10 minute, Philippe Coutinho slid a
shot just wide. And then Henderson
dropped a lovely cross on Ricky
Lambert's head, but he nodded his
header into the chest of goalkeeper
Willy Caballero from up close.
In the weird series of plays that
followed, Dzeko ran at Liverpool's goal,
took a heavy touch and then a
theatrical tumble but got no call. But
Liverpool turned the ball over
immediately. And no sooner had Dzeko
gotten up or he was played through
and scored, only to be deemed offside
on a very tight call.
Joe Hart, the England number one who
came on at halftime to make his
preseason debut, made a pair of strong
saves for City wedged around their
opener. He denied Jack Robinson,
played in well by Daniel Sturridge, from
point blank range and then did the
same to Coutinho. But in between
those plays, the excellent Jesus Navas
saw his cross deflected by a defender
and poked behind Simon Mignolet by
Jovetic in the 53 minute. Liverpool
was spared a penalty when Robinson
stuck his arm high over his head to
block a Jovetic chip in the box not
much later.
Spared a doubled deficit, Liverpool
went on to equalize in the 59 minute.
Sterling played Sturridge into space,
but the striker was pushed off the ball.
Henderson was right there though,
ready to sweep it past Hart on a fine
finish.
City then seemed to take control.
Jovetic sent through Aleksandar
Kolarov on the left, whose square ball
for Bruno Zuculini was dinked off the
bar. But not much later, in the 68
minute, Navas cut a pass back for
Kelechi Iheanacho. The 17-year-old
Nigerian's shot was slowed en route
but set up well for Jovetic, who
stabbed in his second of the night.
Liverpool equalized again in the 85
minute, as Sturridge whipped in a cross
which was settled for Sterling by
Lucas. The little winger took a touch,
accelerated into the box and pinged
his finish off the inside of the far post
to make it 2-2. He seemed to have
scored the 3-2 as well, off a splendid
finish on a through ball, but he was
very wrongly called offside.
In the shootout, only Iheanacho
managed to score of City's four
penalty-takers, as Kolarov blasted his
effort over and Yaya Toure and Navas's
efforts were stopped by Mignolet.
Liverpool scored three of four -- the
decider coming off Lucas's foot -- and
took the game.
It is, of course, still only the preseason,
but if this game is to serve as a
harbinger, these sides are going to
make it tight again this year.

2.16am Liverpool have won the penalty
shootout and they are well on course to make
the final of the International Champions Cup
next week. Manchester United possibly lie in
wait for them, and they will be encouraged by
their showing this evening.
LIVERPOOL PEN FOUR GOAL! Lucas calmly
slots home his penalty and the Reds have
won the shootout 3-1!
MAN CITY PEN FOUR GOAL! City finally score,
as the 17-year-old Iheanacho confidently
slots home!
LIVERPOOL PEN THREE GOAL! Henderson
makes no mistake with his penalty and
Liverpool are now two goals ahead in the
shootout!

Up Liverpool ******* sturridge no be striker. All thanks to raheem sterling...... we won !!! Up Liverpool ,citizens should go and die.

Mumu strridge missesa penalty !!! MAN CITY PEN TWO MISS! We are still yet to
see a penalty scored, as Toure sees his poor
kick down the middle saved by Mignolet!
LIVERPOOL PEN ONE MISS! I don't believe it!
Sturridge misses his spot kick, with an
identical effort to Kolarov's moments before!

Penalty shootout....

90+2 min GOAL DISALLOWED! Liverpool have
a goal disallowed right at the end of the
match, when Sterling curls another wonderful
strike into the corner. The replays show that
he was onside and the Reds can consider
themselves very unfortunate.
90+1 min Liverpool win a corner after
Sturridge's curling effort is deflected over the
bar, but they are unable to make anything
count from Coutinho's delivery.
90 min We are going to have two minutes of
stoppage time.
88 min If there is going to be a winner then it
looks like Liverpool will score it. They are
pushing plenty of men forward, and look
determined to grab the three points.
85 min For the second time this evening
Liverpool have drawn level! It's another fine
goal, as Sterling latches onto Lucas's pass
inside the box, before curling a finish past
Hart and into the far corner. That's Sterling's
second goal in as many games and it means
that we look set for a penalty shootout if the
score stays the same.
85 min GOAL! Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool
(Raheem Sterling)

Late strike from.raheem sterling fires this match to penalty shootout !!!! interesting

90' Henderson is almost in for Liverpool as he
makes a darting late run into the box. He
manages to sneak the ball away from Hart but
is forced wide, although it doesn't matter as
the flag goes up for offside.
89' Toure plays the ball through the middle for
Zuculini, but it's a laboured touch from the
midfielder and Liverpool are able to take
control once more as they look to advance
down the left.
87' Toure plays wide to Navas, but the winger is
closely watched by Sakho and he eventually
loses control and concedes a throw deep
inside the Liverpool half.
86' Will we see a penalty shootout? Or is there
another twist in this thoroughly entertaining
game? Liverpool have been far better in the
last 15 minutes or so, but City have plenty of
firepower to cause problems in these last few
minutes.
85' STERLING LEVELS IT!! The goal had been
coming, and Liverpool are back on level terms
as Sturridge picks it up on the left and floats
a pass to Henderson, who volleys it first time
to Sterling, and the England man takes a
touch before curling an emphatic finish into
the corner.
84' HART DENIES TOURE!! The Reds win a corner
and Toure powers in a stunning header, which
Hart saves brilliantly low

83 ' Coutinho' s ball forward to Henderson
is smart, and the latter gets himself into a
decent position but his first -time angled
pass into Sturridge is perhaps too
unselfish . He should have taken his time
and shot .
82 ' Sterling takes it past two City
defenders , but he runs out of steam and
options and loses possession deep into the
opposition half .
80 ' It has to be said, Gerrard was one of
the poorest performers out there tonight.
Sterling has been sharp and Coates was
solid in the first -half , elsewhere there's
not been too much to shout about.
78 ' Liverpool paying for substandard
defence again here . " It 's only pre-season"
but they 'll need to be much better than
this in the 2014 -15 season, as Henderson
is caught on the ball before Can 's touch
deceives him.
76 ' More subs . Lucas comes on for
Gerrard and Sakho makes his return,
replacing Coates.

I'm sorry to say this, Sturridge is not ready to
lead the line for LFC. He keeps holding the ball
for no reason he is just selfish for me. Pass the
ball and move into a good position to receive it,
simple! That's what suarez does



fu.**ck you selfish sturridge... missing Suarez

68 ' Navas is at the centre of it again. He
finds Kelechi on the edge of the box who
shoots towards goal but Jovetić gets in the
path of the shot . The ball falls to his feet
and he just works his feet out to prod past
the outcoming Mignolet. As expected, the
Sky Blues take the lead once more .
67 ' GOAL! Manchester City 2 -1 .
66 ' City still dominant , but Rodgers ' men
are certainly edging into the game. As
aforementioned , they look fragile in
defence and City certainly likely to exploit
that in the next 25 minutes . Causing all
kinds of problems from wide areas, with
Navas and Kolarov too much to handle
for the Reds ' full-back .
65 ' Emre Can comes on for Joe Allen to
add some muscle in the midfield.
64 ' How has he not scored ?! Zucilini hits
the bar from 3- yards out. Johnson is
caught out of position and Kolarov 's
overlapping run leads to a scramble in the
box , young Belgian Zucilini tries to hook
it over Mignolet from close range but his
effort rockets off the bar and Kelechi can't
finish the follow -up .
63 ' Sterling has looked full of energy
down the flank, exactly what they needed
after the dull first -half showing. Still
looking very susceptible to errors at the
back however, and it looks like this game
may have a few more goals in it .
62 ' Fernando dictacting from deep, but
Gerrard cuts out his pass . The Reds
counter with Sterling 's blistering pace, he
races past Clichy , and he forces Boyata to
flick a cross behind . Again though , the
corner is wasted.
60 ' Pinball inside the box! City still
looking very threatening here . Robinson is
being tortured by Navas down the right.

62 ' Fernando dictacting from deep, but
Gerrard cuts out his pass . The Reds
counter with Sterling 's blistering pace, he
races past Clichy , and he forces Boyata to
flick a cross behind . Again though , the
corner is wasted.
60 ' Pinball inside the box! City still
looking very threatening here . Robinson is
being tortured by Navas down the right.
60 ' Sterling runs directly at the City
defence before finding Sturridge on the
edge of the area with a neat pass , the
forward slips but Henderson is there to
step up and curl a beautiful effort past
Hart into the far corner. Wonderful finish
from 15- yards.
59 ' GOAL! Liverpool 1 -1 .
58 ' Henderson loses possession with a ball
too deep , and City immediately look to
break . Kolarov eases past Johnson after a
neat one -two but Mignolet closes the Serb
down at the near post . City could double
their lead any minute now .
57 ' Kelechi causing problems in
the Liverpool box now . The game 's really
opened up , as City look to take advantage
of some lacklustre defending on the Reds'
part .
55 ' It should be 1 -1 . Coutinho finds
himself with the ball at his feet after it
falls into his path in the box, but Hart is
quick off his line to close it down. The
Reds win a corner and Sturridge tries to
direct a header towards the far post but it
is just over the bar.
53 ' Well that was rather fortunate.
Unsurprisingly , Navas played a major part
as he beat Robinson with pace . The
winger fired a ball into the near post and
it deflects off of the inside of Gerrard 's
legs and into the path of Jovetić, who
coolly pokes home. A real poacher ' s goal.
Can 't stay it wasn' t coming..
53 ' GOAL! Manchester City 1 -0 .
52 ' The Sky Blues spraying the ball about
well down the left, Navas getting onto a
superb ball in behind to win a corner. The
Spaniard delivers it in with an
outswinging corner, but Robinson heads it
away .
51 ' Kelechi tries an effort from range , but
it ' s blocked . City trying to mount some
pressure on the Reds ' defence now .
49 ' Sturridge does well to beat Boyata,
before turning back and flicking the ball
to Robinson on the inside flank. He bursts
into the box and toe pokes an effort at
Hart , who gets down to it well to deny the
left- back .
48 ' Sterling tries to find Coutinho at the
far post with a through ball but Nastasić
sees it out for a corner . The centre - back
also heads clear from the Brazilian 's set-
piece.
47 ' Lots of changes for both teams , how
will that affect the game's proceedings?
Not much , if the first few minutes are
anything to go by. A very similar start to
the first half.

47 ' Lots of changes for both teams , how
will that affect the game's proceedings?
Not much , if the first few minutes are
anything to go by. A very similar start to
the first half.
46 ' We 're back under way in this
Guinness International Champions Cup
Group B game. Here are the subs that
have been made at the interval : Hart
comes on for Caballero , whilst Kelechi
Iheanacho and Scott Sinclair come on for
Milner and Džeko. For Liverpool , Glen
Johnson , Jack Robinson and Raheem
Sterling come on for Enrique , Kelly and
Lambert . Mignolet has also replaced Brad
Jones in goal

01 :03 . Joe Allen has been rather
lacklustre. Rodgers may be tempted to
bring Suso or the imposing Emre Can on
in his place at half- time.