Liverpool are to leave Adam Lallana out for the final preseason game against Napoli in Dublin this afternoon.
The midfielder has sustained an injury to his calf according to the Liverpool Echo, and will not be risked by manager Jürgen Klopp in the final preparations before the new Premier League season.
Lallana missed swathes of time with injury in the 2017-18 season, appearing just 13 times in what was a hugely successful campaign for the club.
With the set-back in recovery for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain meaning the former Arsenal man is set to miss the majority of the season, Klopp will be hoping Lallana can take up serious minutes in the attacking midfield position.
Joel Matip will also watch the match from the sidelines, as transfer-linked Danny Ings and Marko Grujic will also be left out of proceedings.
Grujic is expected to re-join the now-promoted Cardiff City on a season-long loan, whereas Ings is rumoured to be close to securing a £20 million move to Crystal Palace.
