Liverpool return to action just six weeks after their Champions League final win over Tottenham, with the first pre-season game against Tranmere Rovers Thursday night at Prenton Park.
With Copa America, African Cup of Nations, U-21 Euros and Nations League all coming in this summer, Jurgen Klopp’s men are missing a host of key players.
There were only 16, most of them youth and fringe players, who reported for first day of pre-season training last week. Few have joined them afterwards, but the count is not that high.
On top of all that, Klopp has confirmed that Xherdan Shaqiri has a calf injury and he will miss most of the pre-season action.
Alisson just won the Copa America and won’t return until late July, while Caoimhin Kelleher has undergone a surgery on his wrist and will miss the action for the next few weeks.
For that reason, Simon Mignolet, who returned couple of days back, will have to feature tomorrow in between the sticks.
Here’s how we predict Liverpool may line up for the game:
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