Nigerian Messi Starts As Liverpool Lose 3-1 To PSV In Nuneaton Tourney

Ibadan-born winger Bobby Adekanye, wearing the number seven jersey, was surprisingly named in Liverpool XI's starting eleven on Sunday for the pre-season friendly against his former club PSV Eindhoven in the Nuneaton tournament.

Just yesterday, the Netherlands youth international was in action for an hour as The Reds were held to a goalless draw by Coventry City's first team in the same competition.

Despite taking the lead through Kane in the 15th minute, Liverpool lost 3-1 to the Dutch opponents.

Hattu restored parity with a measured close range finish on 26 minutes, Ritzmaier grabbed PSV's second goal before Duarte put them 3-1 up with a shot that crashed in off the post.

The 18-year-old Adekanye netted a brace as the U23s thrashed MTK Budapest 5-2 during their tour of Hungary.

He was on the books of PSV for a year on loan from Barcelona prior to his move to Liverpool.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel