3. Last chance for fringe starters and bench players to prove a point
The conclusion of Liverpool's friendly versus Man United will see an 8-day gap before the club's next and last friendly against Sevilla at Anfield on August 11th. That friendly will see all remaining players on break return to training ahead of the Premier League campaign kicking off on August 17th versus Ipswich Town.
Therefore, this friendly against Man United will be the last opportunity for players for a host of players to show their worth to Arne Slot. Among the names to mention are Fabio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg whose futures could be elsewhere if they are deemed as surplus to the Dutch boss.
Man United will not have their strongest starting XI available for the match, but the Red Devils are expected to start mainly first-team players.