Liverpool Take on Greuther Furth in Pre-Season Friendly
Liverpool are playing their second pre-season friendly of the summer this lunchtime, as they take on Greuther Furth in a behind-closed-doors game in Germany. We’re live to bring you the latest.
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Liverpool Team News
Liverpool have named a strong starting lineup for the game, with Alisson in goal and Virgil van Dijk partnering Ibrahima Konate in defence. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson are the full-backs, while Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota are among the attacking players.
The Reds have a strong bench too, with Adrian, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Neco Williams and Mohamed Salah all available if needed.
Liverpool: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Alexander-Arnold, Mac Allister, Gakpo; Doak, Diaz, Jota
Subs: Adrian, Pitaluga, Matip, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas, Scanlon, McConnell, Elliott, Jones, Clark, Frauendorf, Nunez, Salah, Koumas
What to Expect from Greuther Furth?
Greuther Furth are currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. They finished 8th last season and have had mixed results in pre-season so far.
The team is managed by Stefan Leitl and they have a number of experienced players in their squad. The likes of former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Koch and ex-Bayer Leverkusen defender Dominik Kohr are likely to feature.
What to Expect from Liverpool?
This is Liverpool’s second pre-season friendly of the summer and Jurgen Klopp will be looking to see his side build on their impressive performance against Stuttgart last week.
The Reds have been training hard in Austria and will be looking to put in a good performance against Greuther Furth. Klopp is likely to make a number of changes during the game, with the likes of Salah and Matip likely to come on at some point.
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