Leeds boss Daniel Farke fumes as team are denied trophy after pre-season win over Liverpool

DANIEL FARKE was left miffed that Leeds’ pre-season victory over Liverpool did not come with a trophy. The Yorkshire club rounded off their US tour with a 4-2 win over the Reds in Chicago thanks to an excellent second-half comeback. Daniel Farke was miffed that Leeds’ pre-season win over Liverpool did not come with a trophy Credit: Getty Leeds beat Liverpool 4-2 in Chicago on Sunday Credit: Reuters It made it two wins from three games after beating Sunderland and losing to Wrexham in the round-robin tournament. A Dominic Calvert-Lewin double, plus goals from Brenden Aaronson and Sean Longstaff did the damage. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! It meant Leeds finished as the top British club — but did not receive any silverware for their efforts. And boss Farke said: “We won this tournament and actually I want the trophy. Especially in the US, you normally get the trophy for everything! “I am a bit annoyed, but all jokes aside, there couldn’t be a better ending of this tour. “The boys have worked so hard — three weeks right now without a day off, more or less two weeks here in the US. “Against Liverpool, we had more shots, more shots on target, way more corner kicks, set-pieces. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Leeds finished 14th in the Prem last season while Liverpool bowed out in fifth Credit: Getty “We really fully deserved to win this game. “Especially for such a brilliant, brilliant second half — so all credit goes to the players. “We take lots of positives, not just from this game but lots of positives out of this tour. “We will head back to the UK, need then perhaps one or two days to recover, then we go again.” The Whites host German club RB Leipzig in their next pre-season friendly on Saturday. Meanwhile, Liverpool’s pre-season was looking fairly positive – until the Leeds bump in the road – with two wins over Sunderland and Wrexham. Their transfer window has occupied fewer headlines than last summer despite talisman Mo Salah’s exit. Andrew Robertson has also departed to Spurs, while Ibrahima Konate boarded the flight to Real Madrid. In return, Jeremy Jacquet and Victor Munoz have arrived to bolster ranks as the Reds look ahead to Champions League football. Comment now