What an amazing game that was. There are a lot more American Liverpool fans than I thought, the whole stadium was red pretty much. I need to start hanging out with some of them!
As for the game itself:
Allen was invisible, even in person.
Gerrard was solid as always. Misplaced a few passes, but nothing more than shaking off summer rust like the rest of them.
Hendo's road to brilliance will definitely be following the same trajectory this year as it did last year, I can see him adding a much bigger goal threat to his game this year and his runs are fantastic.
Sturridge needs to play in a quick system. He needs fast players around him, the whole dynamic of the team changed once we introduced Sterling for Rickie. He seemed lost and alone up top when Lambert was paired with him because nobody else would keep up with him except Hendo when he was able to break forward.
Sterling is incredible. Easily on his way to becoming the first name on our teamsheet. I think if he was paired with Sturridge up top he could be really dangerous.
Coates could actually be a solid option, only issue is that he got burned a couple times because he turns like a cruise ship, but he can definitely defend really well if he's goalside of his man.
Emre Can is an absolute beast and I don't think Allen stands a chance against him if Brendan opts for a 4-3-1-2 like last night.
We need new outside fullbacks for sure. Saw Johnson, Enrique, Kelly, and Robinson and none of them are good enough options to start the season with in my opinion. Possibly Johnson, but he struggled last season so I'm not sure it's safe to go into the season with him as our first choice.
Sakho definitely changed our backline once he got on. Much more capable of dealing with the speed and skill of the Man City attack than Coates or Kolo were last night.
All in all it was a good showing from the boys. Excited for the season.