Dominik Szoboszlai’s aim was the distinction as Arne Slot’s first recreation accountable for Liverpool with spectators current resulted in a 1-0 win over Actual Betis in Pittsburgh.

Liverpool misplaced 1-0 in a behind-closed-doors assembly with Preston North Finish final week, however they have been victors in sweltering situations when their pre-season tour of the US acquired underneath method on Friday.

Szoboszlai scored the one aim after 34 minutes, stroking his end previous Adrian after Mohamed Salah slipped a cross by way of to the Hungary worldwide.

That aim got here 4 minutes after Curtis Jones was pressured off by way of damage, being changed by 17-year-old Trey Nyoni.

Former Reds goalkeeper Adrian denied Conor Bradley as a powerful Liverpool aspect chased a second, whereas Harvey Elliott nodded extensive from a Kostas Tsimikas cross.

After Slot rang the adjustments with 63 minutes gone, Kaide Gordon missed Liverpool’s greatest likelihood to make it 2-0 by dragging his effort extensive, but it surely didn’t matter as a managed efficiency noticed the Reds house.

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Slot had been anticipated to deliver a barely extra measured method than the “heavy metallic soccer” preached by his predecessor Jurgen Klopp, and that was on full show on Friday as Betis have been held at arm’s size.

Liverpool loved 62.7% of the possession all through the match, although Slot can be searching for extra penetration once they face Arsenal within the subsequent recreation of their tour on Wednesday, having solely recorded 12 touches within the penalty space to Betis’ 10.