Julian Alvarez has praised Liverpool after tasting defeat in his first competitive match for Manchester City was a 3-1 defeat against the Reds in the Community Shield on Saturday. The Argentine came off the bench to equalise for City.
Trent Alexander-Arnold opened the scoring in the first half before Alvarez equalised halfway through the second period. Mohamed Salah converted a penalty to hand Liverpool back the lead and then Darwin Nunez secured the win for the Reds.
With the new Premier League season set to get underway this weekend, Liverpool and City are set to battle it out once again for the title.