Darwin Núñez scored three goals in 14 first-half minutes for Liverpool as they beat Stoke City 5-0 in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Sunday.

Details of the behind closed doors friendly have been revealed and the biggest talking point is that Darwin Nunez scored a first-half hat-trick in a 5-0 win. Highly-rated youngster Rio Ngumoha also got on the scoresheet as the Reds raced into a 4-0 lead before half-time. Federico Chiesa completed with the only goal in the second half.

Darwin Nunez showed Liverpool manager Arne Slot that he still has plenty left to offer by scoring a hat-trick in a secret pre-season friendly against Stoke City on Sunday. Liverpool welcomed the Championship side to the AXA Training Centre as they continued the preparations for their Premier League title defence.