Mainz vs. Liverpool: Score, Reaction from 2016 Pre-Season Friendly

Liverpool’s pre-season campaign drew to a dour close on Sunday after manager Jurgen Klopp saw his men slump to a 4-0 defeat against his former club in Germany.

Daniel Brosinski and Jhon Cordoba netted for the hosts before the interval, while Yunus Malli and Yoshinori Muto scored after the break to ensure the Reds ended their 2016-17 preparations on a low note.

The result came in stark contrast to Saturday’s 4-0 triumph over reigning La Liga champions Barcelona, although Adam Lallana and Emre Can were the only players to make both starting lineups.

Commentator John Bradley highlighted just how quickly success can turn to failure, though the impact in pre-season is fairly minimal:

A tale of 2 days for Liverpool. Very good v Barcelona yesterday. Very bad v Mainz today. All in pre season so perspective needed on both

— John Bradley (@JBcommentator) August 7, 2016

Despite keeping the stars of Barca at bay less than 23 hours earlier, Liverpool’s new-look defence clearly struggled on Sunday in Mainz, where Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alberto Moreno started in the full-back roles.

However, the changed central-defensive pairing also appeared to have concerns, and it was after just 15 minutes that Brosinski found his breakthrough from the penalty spot.

Midfielder Jose Rodriguez ghosted his way to the Liverpool byline before attempting a last-ditch …

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