Liverpool sweep Helsinki aside

Philippe Coutinho returned to action with a goal to help Liverpool to a 2-0 victory over HJK Helsinki in Finland on Saturday in its latest preseason encounter.

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Liverpool have yet to lose in their first four exhibition matches this season, beating teams like Thailand All-Stars, Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United, while drawing against Malaysia. Fortunate to get away with it.

Apart from his rental empire, Mr Rodgers is said to still own a sizeable home in Bershshire, and his property portfolio was reported to stretch from South Shields to Reading.

Overall decent performance from the youngster, looking to impress in pre-season in order to break his way into the team in the new season.

“I’ll sit down with the staff and we’ll look at it next week”. I’m pleased – another good workout for us in the last of our pre-season games overseas.

Now in the middle of their season in the Veikkausliiga, HJK find themselves atop the standings with 40 points, with RoPS two points behind them after 21 games played. “They’re leading the league here nationally and are a gifted group of players”.

‘Our focus will be very much on getting three points and the players are preparing well for that. His time in France was disappointing and many Liverpool fans wanted him back at Anfield.

“It was a good win; we could have had a few more goals but also, importantly, defensively we were strong – Simon [Mignolet] probably had only one save to make”.

With Benteke and Firmino set to bolster an attacking department that already includes Origi, Danny Ings and Daniel Sturridge, Rodgers believes Liverpool are well equipped for firepower this term.