| Venue | Anfield |
| Competition | Preseason Friendly |
| Kick-off time | 2:30 pm (UK time) |
| Watch Live in the UK | LFC TV- All Red |
Liverpool vs Monaco pre-season friendly preview as the sides meet at Anfield.
Liverpool return from their US Tour, where they will be integrating the remainder of the players who were given extended holidays following the World Cup.
The friendly will also offer Liverpool fans to welcome Andoni Iraola to Anfield for the first time as Liverpool manager and will also see Victor Munoz and potentially Jeremy Jacquet play their first games for Liverpool.
Predicted starting team
| Goalkeeper | Giorgi Mamardashvili |
| Right-back | Jeremie Frimpong |
| Centre-back | Mor Talla Ndiaye |
| Centre-back | Virgil van Dijk |
| Left-back | Milos Kerkez |
| Defensive Midfielder | Trey Nyoni |
| Defensive Midfielder | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| Attacking Midfielder | Florian Wirtz |
| Right Winger | Harvey Elliott |
| Left Winger | Rio Ngumoha |
| Striker | Alexander Isak |
Liverpool form: Last five results
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2nd August 2026 | Preseason friendly | Leeds | 2-4 |
| Won | 30th July 2026 | Preseason friendly | Wrexham | 1-0 |
| Won | 25th July 2026 | Preseason friendly | Sunderland | 4-2 |
| Draw | 24th May 2026 | Premier League | Brentford | 1-1 |
| Loss | 15th May 2026 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 4-2 |
Liverpool fans will be disappointed by the outcome of the final game of the US Tour, where they lost out 4-2 to Leeds. The Reds took a 2-0 lead with some returning stars coming back into the team. Florian Wirtz scored the second goal on his return to the team. Liverpool made a variety of changes at half-time and conceded four in a row. A potential sign of the lack of depth.
Monaco form: Last five results
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 6th August 2026 | Preseason friendly | Getafe | 1-0 |
| Draw | 31st July 2026 | Preseason friendly | Cercle Brugge | 2-2 |
| Loss | 25th July 2026 | Preseason friendly | Sporting | 2-0 |
| Won | 18th July 2026 | Preseason friendly | AS Saint Priest | 5-2 |
| Loss | 17th May 2025 | Ligue 1 | Strasbourg | 5-4 |
Monaco are an extra game in their pre-season as they prepare for Europa Conference League qualification the midweek before the Premier League kicks off. They finished last season seventh in Ligue 1, six points off their target of Champions League qualification in fourth.
Liverpool head-to-head record vs Monaco (last two matches)
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 23rd November 2004 | Champions League | Monaco | 1-0 |
| 15th September 2004 | Champions League | Liverpool | 2-0 |
Liverpool and Monaco last met in the group stages of the 2004/05 Champions League. The teams both won their home games, leading to Monaco winning the group and Liverpool finishing second. This season was famous as Liverpool would go on to win the trophy against AC Milan in Istanbul.
