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Liverpool’s best pre-season team

By Ethan Lowe

BASEL, SWITZERLAND - MAY 18: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp looks on during the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland . (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - MAY 18: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp looks on during the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland . (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) /
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 04: Giannis Gianniotas of Greece competes for the ball against Brad Smith of Australia during the international friendly match between the Australian Socceroos and Greece at ANZ Stadium on June 4, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 04: Giannis Gianniotas of Greece competes for the ball against Brad Smith of Australia during the international friendly match between the Australian Socceroos and Greece at ANZ Stadium on June 4, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) /

Brad Smith

I’m a pretty big fan of Brad Smith’s willingness to attack and energy going forward, even if his lack of experience leads to the odd error. While I don’t exactly expect him to start much next season, with Jurgen Klopp looking for a left back to compete with Alberto Moreno, I’d love to see him get a run in pre-season.

I think he’d benefit from the experience, as well as generally being exciting to watch. He’s an experiment and a rotation for the earlier, less significant friendlies, but he’s almost 100% likely to be considerably better than the left backs in the youth teams.

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