Wataru Endo‘s Japan helped pile additional distress on Hansi Flick’s Germany, with Liverpool’s new signing placing in a “dominant” show to assist safe a 4-1 victory.
Endo has featured for 88 minutes throughout three Liverpool fixtures since arriving, however he accomplished the total 90 for his nation on Saturday night.
The 30-year-old began in a double pivot alongside Hidemasa Morita and was pivotal as his aspect piled on 4 targets in a humbling pleasant defeat for Germany in Wolfsburg.
Japan opened the scoring within the eleventh minute and Leroy Sane would equalise quickly after for the hosts, solely to see Endo’s aspect to attain three extra targets – the ultimate two coming within the ninetieth and 90+2nd minute.
It’s Germany’s fourth defeat of their final 5 outings and their heaviest since 2020, and an influential Endo helped pile the stress on Flick.
Liverpool’s new No. 3 gained seven duels, gained all 4 of his tackles, made six recoveries and two interceptions in a efficiency Japan Occasions described as “dominant.”
They concede that Endo was lucky to not concede a penalty after toppling Nico Schlotterbeck, however his total contribution off the ball and on it – 88 p.c passing accuracy – ensured he was key to the consequence.
Endo’s efficiency goes to point out he wants time to settle at Liverpool earlier than we see him at his finest, and enjoying two of his three video games with 10 males won’t have helped his settling in interval.
The Japan captain will lead his staff in opposition to Turkiye on Tuesday afternoon earlier than returning to Liverpool.
Elsewhere, Bobby Clark and Calum Scanlon began and performed 70 minutes as England under-19s clinched a 4-2 win over Switzerland.
Clark was a risk all through and helped arrange England’s second purpose of the afternoon after successful the ball off the goalkeeper and establishing Southampton‘s Dominic Ballard.
Seventeen-year-old Trent Kone-Doherty, in the meantime, was described as a “vivid spark” for Eire U19s of their 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with his “shut management and dribbling” a spotlight of his outing.
The likes of Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Kostas Tsimikas and Dominik Szoboszlai are all anticipated to be in motion on Sunday.
