video: Mainz 05 4 – 0 Liverpool [Club Friendlies Pre-Season] Highlights 2016

Jurgen Klopp’s return to former club Mainz did not go to plan as his Liverpool side were thumped 4-0.

Daniel Brosinski, Jhon Cordoba, Yunus Malli and Yoshinori Muto got the goals as the Bundesliga outfit ran out deserved winners against the weakened visitors, who made nine changes after playing Barcelona at Wembley a day earlier.

A frustrating day also saw Klopp concerned by an ankle knock for Marko Grujic, who picked up his second injury of pre-season in the first half.

Having convincingly beaten Barca 4-0 on Saturday, only Emre Can and Adam Lallana kept their places for Liverpool, but Mainz had themselves played two midweek games, so made four changes from their 2-0 defeat to Novara.

Unsurprisingly, the visitors struggled to find the same rhythm that had undone the Spanish champions, and after Andre Wisdom was penalised for a handball in the area after 15 minutes, Brosinski coolly rolled the spot-kick into the net.