Liverpool continued their pre-season preparations with a behind-closed-doors friendly win over Stoke City on Sunday.
A Darwin Nunez hat-trick and goals from Rio Ngumoha and Federico Chiesa saw the Reds run out comfortable victors.
But beyond the goals, there were plenty of interesting takeaways from the game for supporters keen to see how things are shaping up ahead of the new campaign.
Here, Reds reporter David Lynch analyses key talking points, including the use of Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz, and the plans for the club's youngsters.
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