New Liverpool signing Roberto Firmino hit a hat-trick in a friendly against Welsh side TNS today.
The match was arranged to give members of Brendan Rodgers' squad extra match fitness, something that is particularly important for the Brazil international, who joined pre-season late after taking part in the Copa America.
Firmino was given his competitive debut with a 12-minute outing in Sunday's 1-0 Premier League win at Stoke - but Rodgers felt the 23-year-old, signed from Hoffenheim for an initial £22million with a potential £7million of add-ons, and other players short on match practice needed extra work.
Those included Liverpool's other goalscorers in a 5-1 win - Danny Ings and Lazar Markovic.
Emre Can, who also returned to Melwood later after playing in the European Under-21 Championships but played for 27 minutes at the Britannia Stadium, also featured along with Adam Bogdan, Lucas Leiva, Alberto Moreno, Divock Origi, Jordan Rossiter, Mamadou Sakho and Kolo Toure.
