Although the Community Shield is widely considered a glorified friendly, Liverpool’s win on Saturday means another silverware box has been ticked by Jurgen Klopp‘s side.
It’s been a long time since the Reds lifted the Community Shield, 16 years to be exact, but that all changed at the King Power Stadium thanks to a 3-1 win.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez were all on the scoresheet to put the game beyond Man City, in what was a dominant display a week out from the league opener.
It left Jurgen Klopp to say after the match, “I was happy with our start of the game, but every sub made a difference. The boys are ready and it is good.”
The focus will be on what is to come with this still a pre-season outing, but as preparation games go, this was the perfect stepping stone.
That we got to see Jorgan Henderson dust off his shuffle was a welcome sight, one we hope to see quite a few more times in 2022/23.
Safe to say, a lot of fun was had by the players, coaches and the travelling Reds:
The trophy lift, that then rolls straight into ‘one kiss’. Have a lovely weekend, Reds ? pic.twitter.com/IBAIj5AGi5
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) July 30, 2022
One kiss is all it takes ?
— salman (@lfcsalman) July 30, 2022
The Hendo Shuffle#LFC ? pic.twitter.com/i92x9HPJCV
— Neil Jones (@neiljonesgoal) July 30, 2022
On Kiss is all it takes – THE REDS ? #lfc #CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/HZIhUsZDqA
— Chris Mac (@chrismackop) July 30, 2022
… ??? pic.twitter.com/UmmTInAcPU
— Sachin Nakrani (@SachinNakrani) July 30, 2022
And there was even time for one fan to get his leg signed by Klopp, which sits above his existing tattoo of the manager!
pic.twitter.com/oZR1LOzEIm ?love you Klopp
— Billy Liddell (@Liddellpool) July 30, 2022
These are the moments were cherish and there is no better manager to lead the charge:
Jürgen Klopp loving life once more as @LFC manager#LIVMCI pic.twitter.com/HB7e4XKBri
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 30, 2022
We always knew the Community Shield was an important trophy…
