It only feels like a short time ago that Liverpool was celebrating lifting the Premier League trophy.

In that time, Arne Slot and the Liverpool sporting director, Richard Hughes, have some big decisions to make.



On and off the training field, this is an important period coming up that could shape how things pan out in the upcoming campaign.

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Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak remains a target, for instance, and there will be an outcome one way or another there.

But should Liverpool get any hints that the Swede might be available, it would be prepared to go big for the 25-year-old.

Isak scored 23 goals in the Premier League last season and is one of the best number nines in the world.

Starting XI hint

In Monday's double-header with Athletic Club, the team that starts the first game is unlikely to be far away from the one that starts against Crystal Palace at Wembley in the Community Shield or Bournemouth on the opening day of the new Premier League season.

Alisson Becker has been back in Brazil for personal reasons lately, but Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, and Milos Kerkez made up the back four against Yokohama Marinos last time out

That might be the same again.

Ryan Gravenberch is suspended for the first game of the Premier League season, but that should allow Dominik Szoboszlai to partner Alexis Mac Allister, with Florian Wirtz as the number 10
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