Liverpool are ‘closing in’ on their first signing of the summer and Arne Slot may end up getting more than he anticipated with the potential arrival.

And once the game kicked off, Liverpool simply couldn’t match the Magpies’ desire and intensity. All over the field, Liverpool looked like it was losing its battles. Sandro Tonali and Joelinton’s physicality was too much to handle and Guimaraes himself added steel as well as silk and flair.