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Marinos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.

Two home friendlies against Athletic Bilbao at Anfield on 4 August round off pre-season before the Community Shield versus Crystal Palace on 10 August and a Premier League opener against Bournemouth five days later.

Slot’s men have already banked tune-up wins over Preston and Stoke, the latter a 5-0 behind-closed-doors victory featuring a Darwin Nunez hat-trick.

Meanwhile, as part of the pre-season preparations, a new vice-captain will need to be selected.

Arne Slot’s men are in need of a new vice-captain with the role vacant ever since Trent Alexander-Arnold’s switch to Real Madrid.

The Liverpool Echo have reported that Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Alisson Becker are the leading candidates:

“Depending on his line-up selection, Slot could offer at least a hint as to the identity of the full-back’s successor as Virgil van Dijk’s deputy – if he does not confirm the decision himself,” Theo Squires wrote.

“Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Alisson Becker are the leading candidates as the remaining existing members of the leadership group.”

“With Van Dijk and Alisson both left out against Preston, Salah captained the Reds from the start, with Robertson then taking on the armband at half-time as Slot changed his entire side.”

“A betting man would imagine that the Egyptian is the new vice-captain?

But it’s not official until it’s confirmed.”

Jurgen Klopp always believed that strikers like Mohamed Salah were not suited to the selfless role that is the vice-captaincy, but perhaps Arne Slot thinks differently.

We will likely find out in the next two weeks while the squad is on tour.

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