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Robbie Brady’s ‘outrageous 40 yard lob’ sees Preston beat Liverpool in friendly

Robbie Brady’s ‘outrageous 40 yard lob’ sees Preston beat Liverpool in a pre-season friendly with footage now emerging on social media.

The 32 year old has gone viral with the goal, score don the 27th minute, coming against the run of play, Brady stealing possession and then launching a perfect long-range strike that sailed over the goalkeeper and into the net, proving to be the only goal of the game.

It was a moment of brilliance from the Irish international, and one that has left the Championship outfit and supporters stunned this week… have a watch below!

Despite Liverpool fielding a strong starting lineup with players like Mo Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, and ex-Preston loanee Sepp van den Berg, with North End stopping them from scoring, with the the Lilywhites’ defence to thank.

Freddie Woodman was tested a few times at the AXA Training Centre, but managed to hold on to their lead.

Brady produced a goal to remember, where he outpaced Conor Bradley and chipped the ball over Vítězslav Jaroš from long range.

Preston starting XI: Woodman; Whatmough, Lindsay, Hughes; Potts, Whiteman, Thórdarson, Brady; Greenwood, Frøkjær; Riis.

Liverpool first half: Jaros, Bradley, Van den Berg, Quansah, Tsimikas, Jones, Elliott, Szoboszlai (Endo, 33), Doak, Salah, Carvalho.

Liverpool second half: Davies, Stephenson, Nallo, Phillips, Chambers (Beck, 75), Endo (Nyoni, 75), Bajcetic, Morton, McConnell, Koumas (Blair, 75), Gordon.

Arne Slot told Liverpoolfc.com: “After two weeks of tough training sessions it’s important to play a game as well.

“The most important thing is that everybody was fit before the game and they stayed fit during the game as well.

“So, it’s been a good two weeks. Unfortunately the result today was not what we wanted, but they stayed fit, many of them got minutes [and] also a lot of young players got a few minutes so that was a good thing.”.

He added that he was pleased to see some of the ideas he has introduced in training translate into the match, which was settled by a superb long-range goal from Robbie Brady in the first half.

Slot said: “Yes, yes, definitely. I’ve seen this a lot during the training sessions – maybe a bit more than today – but that also had to do with the playing style of the opponent.

“Like I said, we controlled the game completely, we only conceded one shot. The bad thing about it was that that shot went in, [it was] a great goal, though. We had some good build-up moments, had some good chances in the first half as well.

“Second half, I didn’t think we created that much, which is normal because there were a lot of young players in the team who didn’t play in their own positions sometimes as well.

“So, we couldn’t have asked for more from the boys in the first two weeks – [they have] worked really hard, tried to implement ideas and it’s not that we only bring new ideas. There are a lot of things that have been done here that were really good.

“So, like I said, a bit unlucky to lose 1-0 if you only conceded one shot.”

Slot said that friendly games provide him and his coaching staff with a clearer sense of the areas that require further work.

“Definitely,” he went on.

“Every session or every game gives you new ideas where you have to work on, but we have to understand as well that still 10 or 11 players of the ones that played many, many, many minutes last season are not even in the building yet.

“So, it’s good to see that some young players again today showed some good things and the ones we have, the ones we have who had many minutes last season, they stayed fit [and] showed some good things today, and especially in the last two weeks.

“So, that’s something to take into our USA tour.”

This is how Twitter users reacted as Robbie Brady’s ‘outrageous 40 yard lob’ sees Preston beat Liverpool in their pre-season friendly…

@louise_pne: Wow 😍

@ruth_roscoe: Brady 😍😍

@albalders39: Brady first goal scorer vs sheff Utd same goal would be exquisite

@pne_ste: Save them for the season please Robbie and the rest of the squad

@TTWAR62: Great goal like 👏

@rnevitt: Some goal this

@IngsterGrum: We’ve all lost to a Ryan Lowe Preston side in pre-season…..

@BenThorne01: Poor full-back with the heavy touch wouldn’t have been expected such heavy punishment 🫣👏🏻

@mickyjohnsonvox: Reet shot

@Nedkentish: Robbie Brady doing this to you 😭😭

@CallumDowst: don’t know what i’m more stunned about, the goal or a Ryan Lowe team actually pressing

@TheAnfieldWrap: Haha oh sound

@benjiesta: No amount of well-drilled side-to-side build-up play will ever be a match for an elite baller like Robbie Brady

@Ash_GW: I have now changed my opinion completely and believe Ryan Lowe is the saviour, Brady is the best lwb in the league and we will be doing a quadruple this season. Cocktails have nothing to do with this decision. #pnefc

@kimramshead: What a strike!!! #pnefc

@SeddsPNE: Lowe Ball > Slot Ball #pnefc

@_leecarmichael: I’m just happy seeing a shot outside the 18 yard box 😂 #pnefc

@CormacMurphy5: Never forget his goal for Ireland against Italy! That’s another great strike there

@Utd__Jeff: BRADYYYYYY 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

@dintee1986: Once a red always a red we love Robbie Brady <3

@DmPne99: Ok, we’re winning it all, bring home the title.

@thejdtucker: Getting lobbed by Robbie Brady from 40 yards yeah Liverpool are back in their banter era

@Pneawaydays: Arnie who? 😎 #lfc

@lucex98: Lose to Southport but beat Liverpool 😂 typical north end x

@PR4PNE: Oh my god we’re back #pnefc

@craigeland: You seen this @England? Ryan Lowe is available??

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