Jordon Ibe's first Liverpool goal helped salvage a 1-1 draw against a Malaysia XI at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
The winger could be tasked with helping fill the void following Raheem Sterling's departure and the 19-year-old scored a stunning equaliser to cancel out Patrick Ronaldinho Wleh's opener as Liverpool ended their tour of Asia and Australia with a draw.
Following three victories on the trip, Liverpool fell behind to Ronaldinho's impressive opener as the PKNS striker showed quality often associated with his more famous namesake.
As the Liverpool forward line continued to struggle, Ronaldinho's lack of match action became apparent when he exited following treatment for cramp after the hour.
Khairul Azhan Khalid's impressive goalkeeping display helped keep the scores level, with Brendan Rodgers likely hoping for attacking improvements when he eventually bloods recent signings Christian Benteke and Roberto Firmino.
Rodgers' side had a penalty appeal turned down when Khalid felled Jordan Henderson following a lofted pass from Adam Lallana.
Lallana's deflected effort off Vincent Bikana clipped the top of the crossbar on the hour, the Malaysian XI seeing their main threat Ronaldinho depart after repeated cramp in his right leg.
Young pair Jordan Rossiter and Sheyi Ojo were among those handed late cameos, but Rodgers' men failed to find a winner ahead of Saturday's clash with Finnish champions HJK.
