Liverpool played out a 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon in New York as Jurgen Klopp's side once again showed defensive weaknesses in pre-season.
For the third game in a row, Liverpool conceded at least two goals - and while first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker will soon return to boost Klopp's defence, the coach may be alarmed in the manner that his side are currently shipping goals with the new season fast approaching.
It took Sporting just four minutes to take the lead in New York, with Simon Mignolet - so impressive in pre-season until this game - inexplicably spilling a speculative long-range from Bruno Fernandes into his own net.
Liverpool rallied from that early setback as Divock Origi struck his second goal in two goals, finishing from close range off a deflected Jordan Henderson effort 20 minutes in at Yankee Stadium.
Georginio Wijnaldum struck a minute before the interval to send Liverpool into the break 2-1 ahead, though Wendel struck a well-taken effort eight minutes after the break to level things up for Sporting.
Neither side could find a breakthrough as substitutions disrupted the flow of the game, though there was a long-awaited debut for Sepp van den Berg as the 17-year-old Liverpool centre-back took to the pitch after finally being granted international clearance by Fifa.
While the likes of Origi have impressed in the absence of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, Klopp may be concerned that his first-choice defence (barring Alisson) still look rusty with the new campaign just two weeks away.
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Starting lineups
Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Origi
Sporting XI: Renan, Ilori, Luis Neto, Mathieu, Borja, Doumbia, Wendel, Raphinha, Bruno Fernandes, Vietto, Luiz Phellype
