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Alisson makes smooth start to Liverpool career as Reds hammer Napoli 5-0 in Dublin

Sport360 staff

12:23 05/08/2018

Alisson Becker made a smooth start to his Liverpool career with a clean sheet in a 5-0 pre-season friendly win over Napoli in Dublin.

The £65million Brazil goalkeeper played the full 90 minutes with no mishaps, as James Milner, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mohamed Salah, Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno were all on target for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Everton were beaten 3-2 by Valencia at Goodison Park in their last pre-season game.

Cenk Tosun and Michael Keane were on the scoresheet for the Toffees after Rodrigo Moreno twice put the Spanish side ahead, with Daniel Wass’ 75th-minute goal clinching victory for the visitors.

Arsenal beat Lazio 2-0 in Stockholm with goals from Reiss Nelson and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, while a young Tottenham side went down 4-1 against Girona after Lucas Moura had opened the scoring for Spurs.

Newcastle suffered a 1-0 defeat to Augsburg thanks to Michael Gregoritsch’s second-half header while Bournemouth beat Marseille 5-2. Ryan Fraser, Callum Wilson, Joshua King (two) and Adam Smith scored for the Cherries.

In Saturday’s other pre-season friendlies involving Premier League clubs, Wolves beat Villarreal 2-1, Crystal Palace claimed a 4-1 win over Toulouse, Cardiff were beaten 2-1 by Real Betis and Southampton lost 3-0 to Borussia Monchengladbach.

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