Liverpool Reserves made a thrilling start to life under new boss Rodolfo Borrell as they were held to a 4-4 draw with Brentford on Tuesday afternoon.
The Reds got off to a flyer and it all looked to be going to plan when Suso netted a spot-kick inside the opening 10 minutes.
However, the Bees responded and were level less than a minute later courtesy of a long range strike from Emmanuel Oyekele.
Maison Mcgeekhan then put the visitors ahead before Nabil El Zhar restored parity with a smart right foot finish.
The topsy-turvy nature of the encounter continued to provide observers with an interesting spectacle and it was no surprise that Nathan Eccleston's header was cancelled out by another blockbuster from Mcgeekhan.
Both sides tightened up defensively following the interval and when Luke Hacker gave the away side a 4-3 lead with a clinical penalty, it looked like the second-string were on the verge of an unfortunate defeat.
However, Liverpool continued to threaten and deservedly earned a share of the spoils courtesy of substitute Michael Ngoo's clever chip.
Liverpool Reserves: Stephens, Mendy, Hajdu, Sama, McGiveron, Adorjan (Ngoo), Amoo (Silva), Roberts, El Zhar (Roddan), Eccleston (Emilsson), Suso.
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