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| Joe Allen and Suso lead Liverpool past Milan | Joe Allen and Suso lead Liverpool past Milan |
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| Liverpool continued their good pre-season form with a 2-0 win over Milan in the International Champions Cup on Saturday in front of a crowd of 70,000 in Charlotte. | Liverpool continued their good pre-season form with a 2-0 win over Milan in the International Champions Cup on Saturday in front of a crowd of 70,000 in Charlotte. |
| The game got off to a sluggish start but Liverpool were the dominant side and it was little surprise when Joe Allen opened the scoring after 17 minutes, tucking home a rebound after he had hit the post moments earlier. | The game got off to a sluggish start but Liverpool were the dominant side and it was little surprise when Joe Allen opened the scoring after 17 minutes, tucking home a rebound after he had hit the post moments earlier. |
| Despite conceding, Milan retreated into defence and Liverpool had a chance to double their lead 10 minutes later when Raheem Sterling went down under a challenge from Adil Rami. That led to perhaps the most surprising moment of the match as Rickie Lambert, usually a brilliant penalty taker, saw his spot-kick saved by Christian Abbiati. | Despite conceding, Milan retreated into defence and Liverpool had a chance to double their lead 10 minutes later when Raheem Sterling went down under a challenge from Adil Rami. That led to perhaps the most surprising moment of the match as Rickie Lambert, usually a brilliant penalty taker, saw his spot-kick saved by Christian Abbiati. |
| Both teams were disrupted by mass substitutions in the second-half but Milan created their best chances as the game wound down. In the 78th minute M’Baye Niang found himself one-on-one with Simon Mignolet but the Liverpool keeper did well to keep his opponent out. Moments later Sulley Muntari’s shot was deflected wide. | Both teams were disrupted by mass substitutions in the second-half but Milan created their best chances as the game wound down. In the 78th minute M’Baye Niang found himself one-on-one with Simon Mignolet but the Liverpool keeper did well to keep his opponent out. Moments later Sulley Muntari’s shot was deflected wide. |
| It was to be Suso who sealed the win late on for Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho laid the ball off to Suso, who curled the ball low and into the corner. Mignolet was to make one more impressive save in the final seconds but in truth Liverpool had been the superior side throughout. | It was to be Suso who sealed the win late on for Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho laid the ball off to Suso, who curled the ball low and into the corner. Mignolet was to make one more impressive save in the final seconds but in truth Liverpool had been the superior side throughout. |
| Brendan Rodgers’s men will now face old rivals Manchester United in the final of the tournament in Miami on Monday night as they prepare for their Barclays Premier League opener against Southampton on 17 August. |