Liverpool's increasingly impressive unbeaten pre-season run was stretched to seven games against Valerenga in Oslo - but they suffered the worrying loss of skipper Steven Gerrard.
The midfielder limped off in the first half of this comfortable 4-1 victory with what looked like a recurrence of a groin problem that has dogged him in recent weeks.
Liverpool will hope they took Gerrard out of the action before any further serious damage could be done, but with a Champions League qualifier in a week's time against Standard Liege, this is a problem boss Rafael Benitez could do without.
Benitez also saw players he may have to sell soon - Xabi Alonso and Yossi Benayoun - score outstanding goals.
Walsall warmed up for their opening game of the new League One campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory over West Brom.
The Premier League side selected a mainly youthful team and were undone by their local rivals after goals in either half from Anthony Gerrard and Troy Deeney.
Wigan's new signing Amr Zaki scored the winning goal for the second game in a row as the Latics beat Hibernian 1-0 at Easter Road.
The Egyptian netted on his debut against Sheffield Wednesday and repeated the feat after 69 minutes with a neat outside-of-the-foot finish from Antonio Valencia's cross.
Dave Kitson grabbed his first goal for Stoke in the Potters' 3-2 victory over Southampton at St Mary's.
On-loan Chelsea striker Ben Sahar scored two first-half goals as Portsmouth beat Havant & Waterlooville 4-0.
Adam Johnson scored twice as a youthful Middlesbrough side defeated League Two promotion hopefuls Darlington 5-0.
Inter Milan left Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann lots to ponder after winning the Franz Beckenbauer Trophy with a 1-0 win at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening.
A goal from Mancini in the 52nd minute was enough to decide the game for Jose Mourinho's side.
Andrea Orlandi scored the only goal as Championship new boys Swansea defeated Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag 1-0.
Orlandi seized on Leon Britton's pass after 37 minutes, before unleashing a drive into the bottom corner.
Denes Rosa and Daniel Jones scored cracking first-half goals to give Wolves a 2-0 victory at Stafford, who are managed by former Molineux hero Steve Bull.
Lewis Young grabbed a 1-1 draw for a young Watford XI against St Albans City, who opened the scoring through Simon Martin.
Goals from Michael Paton (17) and Sammy Stewart (79) earned Aberdeen a 2-0 away victory against Inverurie Loco Works.
The midfielder limped off in the first half of this comfortable 4-1 victory with what looked like a recurrence of a groin problem that has dogged him in recent weeks.
Liverpool will hope they took Gerrard out of the action before any further serious damage could be done, but with a Champions League qualifier in a week's time against Standard Liege, this is a problem boss Rafael Benitez could do without.
Benitez also saw players he may have to sell soon - Xabi Alonso and Yossi Benayoun - score outstanding goals.
Walsall warmed up for their opening game of the new League One campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory over West Brom.
The Premier League side selected a mainly youthful team and were undone by their local rivals after goals in either half from Anthony Gerrard and Troy Deeney.
Wigan's new signing Amr Zaki scored the winning goal for the second game in a row as the Latics beat Hibernian 1-0 at Easter Road.
The Egyptian netted on his debut against Sheffield Wednesday and repeated the feat after 69 minutes with a neat outside-of-the-foot finish from Antonio Valencia's cross.
Dave Kitson grabbed his first goal for Stoke in the Potters' 3-2 victory over Southampton at St Mary's.
On-loan Chelsea striker Ben Sahar scored two first-half goals as Portsmouth beat Havant & Waterlooville 4-0.
Adam Johnson scored twice as a youthful Middlesbrough side defeated League Two promotion hopefuls Darlington 5-0.
Inter Milan left Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann lots to ponder after winning the Franz Beckenbauer Trophy with a 1-0 win at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening.
A goal from Mancini in the 52nd minute was enough to decide the game for Jose Mourinho's side.
Andrea Orlandi scored the only goal as Championship new boys Swansea defeated Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag 1-0.
Orlandi seized on Leon Britton's pass after 37 minutes, before unleashing a drive into the bottom corner.
Denes Rosa and Daniel Jones scored cracking first-half goals to give Wolves a 2-0 victory at Stafford, who are managed by former Molineux hero Steve Bull.
Lewis Young grabbed a 1-1 draw for a young Watford XI against St Albans City, who opened the scoring through Simon Martin.
Goals from Michael Paton (17) and Sammy Stewart (79) earned Aberdeen a 2-0 away victory against Inverurie Loco Works.
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