Endo told Liverpoolfc.com: “It was an amazing moment for me because I came back to Japan as a Liverpool player. For me, it meant a lot. It was an amazing moment for me.
“First of all, I really appreciate my manager and Virg because of what they have done to me. I think it was a great gesture. I think all Japanese people maybe wanted me to be captain!
“All my family came to watch the game today, so I think they were very excited to watch this game today. I’m happy that I could show this game to my family. They are happy.”
Liverpool fell behind to the J1 League side in the 55th minute after Asahi Uenaka opened the scoring.
Florian Wirtz, however, soon equalised to set the stage for teenagers Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha to turn the Reds’ final game of their Asia pre-season tour around.
“Yokohama is in the middle of the season, so they are very fit,” Endo continued. “I think they played well, especially in the first half.
“It’s not easy for us to beat them but, of course, we needed to show we are Liverpool and we are champions of the Premier League. I’m happy with the result.
“I supported this club actually and I went to [a] trial but I couldn’t join this club. Now I came back here as a player of [Liverpool]. It was a dream-come-true moment.”
