29 Jul 2013

Coutinho stars for Liverpool in Bangkok

5:58 am on 29 July 2013

The Brazilian star Philippe Coutinho outshone Liverpool's restless striker Luis Suarez with a brilliant individual performance in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Thailand.

Coutinho, who joined Liverpool from Inter-Milan in January, opened scoring with a brilliant solo goal in the first half and set up the second shortly after the break.

Captain Steven Gerrard scored the third goal as the Reds completed their 3-match Asian tour with a third clean sheet.

Manager Brendan Rodgers was amazed by the incredible support for thier tour, with more than 95-thousand fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and another full house in Bangkok.