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Arne Slot has selected a strong team for Sunday's Community Shield against Crystal Palace, with the Liverpool head coach handing competitive debuts to Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike.

The Reds have named a similar side for the season curtain raiser from the one that started against Athletic Bilbao in the second of Monday's pre-season games.

But there was no Ryan Gravenberch or Kostas Tsimikas in the squad with both not named in the 20-man group that travelled to London.



Giorgi Mamardashvili and Wataru Endo drops out from the 3-2 win at Anfiled on Monday night, with Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Curtis Jones returning to the XI.

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The pair make up a back five that contains Ibrahima Konate and debutants Frimpong and Kerkez on the bench

As expected, there is no Conor Bradley in the squad, along with Joe Gomez.

In midfield, with Gravenberch out, Liverpool has gone for the unorthodox choice of Jones and Dominik Szobszlai in the deeper roles

Slot had said in Friday's press conference that Alexis Mac Allister was fit to start but not play 90 minutes, yet he has opted to name the Argentinian among the substitutes.

In the attacking areas, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo, who both netted in that win over Bilbao, start, along with Ekitike, the fourth debutant.

Liverpool is wearing it's off-while away kit at Wembley for the season curtain-raiser against the FA Cup winners

The match will be preceded by the laying of wreaths on the pitch in honor of Diogo Jota, while there will also be a period of silence.

VAR and semi-automated offsides will be in operation on Sunday, while penalties will follow the match if it ends in a draw.

Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Jones, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Salah, Ekitike, Gakpo.

Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Robertson, Endo, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Elliott, Chiesa, Doak, Ngumoha.