Liverpool were dealt a lesson in the art of the counter-attack as they were beaten 4-2 by AC Milan in Hong Kong. The Reds, playing the first game of their pre-season tour of Asia, arrived at the Kai Tak Sports Park in good spirits after morale-bolstering wins over Preston and Stoke City in their first friendlies of the new campaign.

Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was pressed into duty there alongside captain Virgil van Dijk during the opening 45 minutes against Milan. Then in the second half, after Slot made nine changes at the break, left-back Kostas Tsimikas was the makeshift centre-back with Ibrahima Konate for company.

LIVERPOOL suffered their first defeat of pre-season as they were run ragged by AC Milan in Hong Kong. To make matters worse, Arne Slot’s side conceded a comical 94th-minute goal to compound

Milos Kerkez has been with his new Liverpool team-mates as they prepare for their first game on the Far East tour against AC Milan on Saturday.

Happy Friday! Between the Women's Euro final in Switzerland and a batch of European clubs journeying out to the U.S. and Asia for preseason preparation, a jam-packed weekend awaits. I'm Pardeep Cattry with a primer on what's on the schedule over the next few days.