Pre-season friendlies - Friday 3 August
A roundup of how all the Barclays Premier League clubs fared in the
latest round of friendly matches.
Liverpool's Fernando Torres fired off a warning shot to the rest of
the Barclays Premier League as he scored his first goal in a 2-0
victory against Shanghai Shenhua in the Port of Rotterdam
Tournament.
The 23-year old was quick off the mark in his first start for the
Reds, scoring after just 12 minutes. Skipper Steven Gerrard added a
spectacular second on 64 minutes - seconds after coming off the
substitutes' bench.
unfamiliar faces
Liverpool's north-western rivals, Manchester United, also enjoyed a
2-0 victory. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson used the friendly against
Doncaster Rovers to try out a number of unfamiliar faces. And while
new boy Anderson undoubtedly impressed, other youngsters staked
their claim to a regular first-team slot next season.
Darren Gibson opened the scoring with a superb 20-yard drive on 80
minutes. And United doubled their lead a minute from time when Sean
Evans blasted a left-foot rocket into the back of the net.
The other Barclays Premier League club in action didn't fare so
well. Fulham lost 2-1 at Queens Park Rangers - despite taking a
tenth-minute lead through Brian McBride. Two second-half goals in
the space of ten minutes by Ben Sahar sealed the victory for
QPR.
