Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai reactions say everything about harsh Liverpool introductions
As introductions go, it was a far from comfortable one for Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai on Tuesday on their first day on the job at Liverpool.
The pair reported for duty for day one of the pre-season schedule at their new clubs following their international exertions last month for Argentina and Hungary, respectively.
Mac Allister became a Reds player in early June when World Cup winner was snared from Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of £35m before Szoboszlai's £60m release clause at RB Leipzig was triggered on June 30.
It's been a busy few weeks for both players given their post-season commitments. Mac Allister flew to the United States at the end of the Premier League campaign with his Brighton club-mates before a short break in Miami with his partner. After concluding his medical in the Manchester area in early June, he then flew out to China and Indonesia for Argentina friendlies before a summer holiday.
For Szoboszlai, he flew back to Leipzig to say his goodbyes before departing for Budapest where he was able to catch up with those at his former academy, Fonix Gold, alongside a press conference to showcase the most expensive Hungarian footballer of all time.
It's been a busy period for both, but the hard work really started on Tuesday. In what is one of the most feared days on the calendar for Reds players, Klopp and his fitness staff put the team through the now infamous lactate test to crown a new champion following James Milner's summer departure to Brighton & Hove Albion.
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