Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers believes he and his players can take a lot of positives from their tour of the United States, despite losing the International Champions Cup final against Manchester United on Monday evening.
Steven Gerrard gave the Merseyside club the lead from the penalty spot, but a second half turnaround saw Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard seal the trophy for Louis van Gaal’s side and gain a morale boosting win ahead of the new Premier League season.
Despite the defeat, Liverpool had beaten Man City, Olympiacos and AC Milan in the build up to the final and Rodgers believes that his side can be positive about their time in the US.
“I thought it was a really good game and both teams have had a very good workout out here,” Rodgers told his post-match press conference.
“I thought we were well worth the lead and had a couple more chances to increase that and it looked like maybe we should have had another penalty.
“We conceded a disappointing equaliser and then very quickly conceded another one so the game started to get stretched a bit, but overall I’m delighted with the whole tournament and what it’s done for us.
“We have worked very hard and we will leave here with plenty of positives and look forward to the new season.
“The condition of the players that we have at the moment is very good. We’ve obviously got a few missing but certainly by Southampton we will be ready and we are looking forward to it.”
