Liverpool conclude their week-long pre-season tour of the United States in Chicago. Following victories over Sunderland in Tennessee and then Wrexham in New York City, Andoni Iraola's team take on Leeds United at the iconic Soldier Field on the banks of Lake Michigan.
Ahead of this pre-season friendly, check out the XI Iraola has selected:
Liverpool's confirmed lineup vs Leeds United
- Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- Jeremie Frimpong, Ifeanyi Ndukwe, Luke Chambers & Miloš Kerkez.
- Trey Nyoni, Dominik Szoboszlai & Florian Wirtz.
- Kieran Morrison, Alexander Isak & Rio Ngumoha.
- Substitutes: Freddie Woodman, Harvey Davies, Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Kostas Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch, Calvin Ramsay, Calum Scanlon, Joshua Abe, James McConnell, Lewis Koumas, Mor Talla Ndiaye, Will Wright & Josh Sonni-Lambie.
Both Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz started, both seeing their first minutes of pre-season, following their World Cup exploits. 18 year old Ifeanyi Ndukwe continues to partner Luke Chambers at centre-back, with Miloš Kerkez once again chosen over Kostas Tsimikas alongside. Trey Nyoni and Kieran Morrison are the youngsters in the lineup, with numerous more likely to see action off the bench.
Leeds United's confirmed lineup vs Liverpool
- Alex Cairns
- James Justin, Jayden Bogle, Tarik Muharemović, Joe Rodon & Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka & Anton Stach.
- Dan James & Luckas Nmecha.
Which Liverpool players are currently injured?
Joe Gomez suffered a muscle injury during the Reds' first pre-season match against Sunderland at Geodis Park eight days ago. Iraola confirmed earlier this week that the defender will be sidelined for a few weeks, thereby missing their Premier League opening day clash with Newcastle at St James' Park, which is just three weeks away now.
Wataru Endō, Giovanni Leoni and Stefan Bajčetić are all nearing a return to action, following long-term injuries. Conor Bradley and Hugo Ektikié though are still many months away, following serious knee injuries sustained in January and April respectively. All five players have though been with the rest of the squad at Chicago Fire Endeavor Health Performance Center this week.
Which of Liverpool's World Cup representatives are in line to feature?
Ryan Gravenberch, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak all joined up with the squad stateside last weekend. Thus, Iraola stated during a press conference on Thursday that the trio are all in line to see some minutes against Leeds, which will be their first action of the pre-season campaign.
Which of Liverpool's World Cup representatives are unavailable?
Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Alisson were excused from joining up with the rest of the squad in America, following gruelling campaigns for club and country. Instead, the trio will be reunited with the rest of their teammates at AXA Training Centre on Monday.
New signing Víctor Muñoz will also return from his holiday next week, set to be presented to the Anfield crowd ahead of next Sunday's pre-season friendly against Ligue 1 side AS Monaco. Alexis Mac Allister meantime is not due back for another eight day, after playing almost every minute of every game as Argentina reached the World Cup Final, thereby given the full three weeks off.
What time does Liverpool vs Leeds United kick off?
This pre-season friendly kicks off at 3pm local time in Illinois, which is 9pm in the UK.
How can I watch Liverpool vs Leeds United in pre-season?
This pre-season match is available on LFCTV and All Red Video to all subscribers worldwide.
There are also other regional broadcasters. These include ESPN Select in the United Sates, Stan Sport in Australia, DAZN in Japan, Sport TV1 in Portugal, beIN Sports in Türkiye, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong as well as Claro Sports in Central and South America. Check local listings for more.
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