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Report: Liverpool secure double victory over Bologna in Evian

Liverpool beat Bologna 2-0 and 1-0 in respective hour-long friendlies in Evian on Thursday afternoon.

In the day’s first fixture, Diogo Jota slotted the Reds into an early lead in France before Sadio Mane added a second soon after as Virgil van Dijk chalked up 43 minutes of action.

Then, in game two, Joe Gomez played for 44 minutes and Alisson Becker, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino notched their first appearances of pre-season in a 1-0 win for Jürgen Klopp’s side.

Takumi Minamino grabbed the only goal of the encounter, steering in from a fine Xherdan Shaqiri pass, while Divock Origi struck a penalty against the post in the second half.