Jürgen Klopp was pleased by Liverpool's competitive levels after his squad claimed the FA Community Shield on Saturday evening.
The Reds earned a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Manchester City in what was the curtain-raiser for the 2022-23 campaign at King Power Stadium.
Trent Alexander-Arnold broke the deadlock in the first half before VAR intervention helped aid a flurry of activity after the break.
City substitute Julian Alvarez levelled after a lengthy delay having seen his strike initially ruled out for offside, before Mohamed Salah converted a penalty inside the final 10 minutes.
Darwin Nunez rounded off proceedings in added time to record a debut goal and his manager was delighted by the victory and overall performance at full-time.