Sadio Mane scored his first goal
for Liverpool as they won 4-0 against a Barcelona side containing Luis
Suarez and Lionel Messi in the International Champions Cup at Wembley.
Mane, a £34m summer signing, opened the scoring on 15 minutes before Javier Mascherano scored an own goal.Divock Origi and Marko Grujic were also on the scoresheet in the second half.
England striker Daniel Sturridge missed the game with a hip injury, while James Milner limped off before half-time.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Milner had injured his heel, with the Reds' Premier League campaign starting away at Arsenal on Sunday, 14 August.
"It is not too good," said Klopp. "He will have a scan and then we will know more."
The game drew the second largest attendance at Wembley with a crowd of 89,945.
A sixth-minute penalty from Leonardo Baptistao gave Quique Sanchez Flores' Espanyol a 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park. Midfielder Idrissa Gueye made his debut for the Toffees against the La Liga side.
Crystal Palace beat Valencia 3-1 at Selhurst Park while Hull lost 2-1 to Torino in Salzburg.
Watford squandered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Lorient at Vicarage Road with Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo scoring for the Hornets.
Stoke lost 1-0 to Hamburg as Middlesbrough drew 0-0 with Real Sociedad.
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