Liverpool "marred" Borussia Dortmund's "dress rehearsal for the upcoming season" after defeating them 4-0 at Anfield yesterday, Sunday, according to Bild, who believe the Bundesliga side demonstrated "weak form" in their final friendly outing ahead of Wednesday's first competitive match, a German Super Cup match against Bayern Munich.
Daniel Sturridge, Dejan Lovren, Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson all got themselves on the scoresheet in what transpired to be a festival of Reds football that left the home fans happy.
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The German press, of course, were anything but, as Liverpool exposed "major weaknesses" in manager Jurgen Klopp's 4-1-4-1 BvB team. Bild wrote: "Liverpool's Raheem Sterling and Coutinho did what they wanted with the Dortmund defence.
Kicker were as equally critical about the visitor's performance as Bild, with the former claiming that Liverpool taught the club "a lesson".