LIVERPOOL: Jeremy Jacquet scored on his Liverpool debut as Andoni Iraola’s Reds ended their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 win over Serie A side Como at Anfield on Sunday.
After agreeing a reported $81 million transfer for Jacquet in January, the Frenchman’s move was confirmed on July 1.
But a niggling knee injury had kept him on the sidelines until the visit of Cesc Fabregas’s Como.
The centre-back impressed in the early stages with some well-timed challenges and rounded off a fine first appearance with a tap-in from Cody Gakpo’s cross that gave the Merseysiders a 2-0 lead in the 44th minute.
France U-21 international Jacquet was replaced by another debutant, Ronald Araujo, at half-time, with Gakpo having given Liverpool the lead in the 23rd minute after good work from Jeremie Frimpong.
“I think Jeremy played really well,” Iraola said.
“Also Ronald played really well when he came in. When you have two new faces, first game for both, they do so well.
“It was also a very good performance of Jeremie Frimpong, playing 90 minutes as a right-back, helping us offensively but closing very well his side also. So some good performances at the back.”
Liverpool begin their Premier League campaign away to Newcastle a week on Sunday.
In Sunday’s other friendly, James Maddison played his first minutes of pre-season as Tottenham hotspur drew 2-2 with Hoffenheim at the club’s Hotspur Way training ground.
Goals by Ben Davies and young forward Luca Williams-Barnett ensured Roberto De Zerbi’s men ended their friendly programme unbeaten.
Highly-regarded 17-year-old Williams-Barnett made it 2-1 in first-half stoppage-time with a fine finish, but Hoffenheim earned a draw after Valentin Gendrey scored in the 55th minute.
Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2026
