Liverpool lost 3-2 to Borussia Dortmund in their a pre-season friendly at the University of Notre Dame Stadium in the US.
Paco Alcacer broke the deadlock very early in the game before Harry Wilson pulled parity for the European Champions.
Thomas Delaney gave Dortmund the lead midway through the second half.New signing Thorgan Hazard crossed for Delaney to tap in after a corner was not dealt with, and Larsen then finished sharply from a Marius Wolf cross after teenage left-back Yasser Larouci was caught on the ball.
Jurgen Klopp had just two of the Champions League starting eleven for the first half hour before making a raft of changes against a strong Dortmund side.
Liverpool reduced the 3-1 deficit late in the after Brewster, 19 scored his fourth goal of pre-season with an emphatic penalty late on.
The reds are without their preferred front three Mohammed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane due to their commitments with their national teams hence an extended summer break, so had to make do with Champions leg hero Divork Origi flanked by Harry Wilson and Ryan Kent who both impressed on loan spells last season.
The game was played in stifling temperatures of 33C - in a ground hosting its first football match.
The tour now moves on to Boston and a game against Sevilla on Sunday, before ending in New York and Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.
Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne (Alexander-Arnold), Matip (Lovren), Gomez (Van Dijk), Larouci (Robertson), Fabinho (Henderson), Milner (Wijnaldum), Oxlade-Chamberlain (Lewis), Wilson (Jones), Kent (Woodburn), Origi (Brewster).
Subs: Lonergan, Atherton, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Lovren, Henderson, Brewster, Robertson, Lewis, Phillips, Jones, Hoever, Woodburn, Alexander-Arnold.
Dortmund: Hitz, Piszczek (Morey), Toprak (Balerdi), Hummels (Pherai), Guerreiro (Schulz), Weigl (Witsel), Reyna (Bruun Larsen), Brandt (Delaney), Sancho (Reus), Gotze (Wolf), Alcacer (Hazard)
Subs: Delaney, Reus, Schulz, Balerdi, Philipp, Morey, Hazard, Wolf, Witsel, Bruun Larsen, Pherai, Oelschlagel
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