Coutinho scores as Liverpool start pre-season with a bang

Philippe Coutinho scored a penalty as Liverpool strolled to a comfortable 4-0 victory against Championship side Preston North End. Coutinho set proceedings in motion with a coolly taken penalty in the opening 15 minutes before Jordon Ibe added a second with a superb finish on the edge of the box. Brendan Rodgers made mass substitutions […]
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2013-07-13 21:06:00

Philippe Coutinho scored a penalty as Liverpool strolled to a comfortable 4-0 victory against Championship side Preston North End.

Coutinho set proceedings in motion with a coolly taken penalty in the opening 15 minutes before Jordon Ibe added a second with a superb finish on the edge of the box.

Brendan Rodgers made mass substitutions as all eleven players made way at half-time for a new team which included Lucas Leiva as vice-captain.

Raheem Sterling then netted a third by rounding the goalkeeper after a superb defence-splitting pass from new signing Iago Aspas.

Aspas himself then rounded off the victory with a 20-yard strike which went straight through the hapless Preston keeper to make it 4-0 on the afternoon. 

Liverpool will now head off on their tour of Asia and Australia which begins with Indonesia during the midweek.

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