Darwin Núñez netted three goals in 14 first-half minutes for Liverpool as they triumphed 5-0 against Stoke City in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Sunday.
Núñez, who has been linked with a move away from Anfield this summer, put Liverpool 3-0 up within 20 minutes of kick-off.
Rio Ngumoha and Federico Chiesa also scored as Arne Slot’s side impressed during the match at Liverpool’s AXA Training Centre.
Florian Wirtz, who joined Liverpool in a club-record transfer from Bayer Leverkusen earlier this summer, featured in a strong first-half XI that also included Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool made 10 changes at half-time, with Ibrahima Konaté, Cody Gakpo, Kostas Tsimikas, and Ryan Gravenberch also featuring, along with new signings Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong.
Alisson Becker did not feature for Liverpool, with Giorgi Mamardashvili starting in goal before being replaced by Ármin Pécsi shortly before the hour mark.
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