FORMER Claret Danny Ings declared his first goal for Liverpool “a massive moment”.
The striker scored late on in the Reds’ friendly with Adelaide United on their tour of Australia to secure a 2-0 win.
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Fellow Anfield new boy James Milner had scored the opening goal to add to his pre-season tally.
After the game, Ings said: “It was a massive moment for me because moving to a new club (you) can take a little while to settle in. I felt in previous games I was lashing at chances but I took that well.
“When you come to a club like Liverpool, the sheer size of it is a big deal and I am delighted I can get my first goal and hopefully the first of many.”
The 22-year-old was a second-half substitute at the Adelaide Oval, replacing Divock Origi. Ings rounded the keeper after racing on to Nathaniel Clyne’s pass.
Ings said: “The goal was a trademark run that I have built my career on so far. When I see a player drive at the defence I dart across — that is the most deadly position for me to be in.
“I got the ball at my feet and thought I would go around the keeper, managed to beat the offside trap and slotted in through his legs.”
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