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Eighty-two days after lifting the Premier League trophy at Anfield, Liverpool will return for the 2025/26 campaign, in which it will hope to repeat the trick after a busy summer.

Arne Slot's side has signed several new players, including Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike, and there could be a few more yet who come through the door before the September 1 transfer deadline.

For now, though, Slot's priority is getting off to a good start in the Premier League.



Ryan Gravenberch

Sitting out of the Community Shield because of his partner giving birth, Ryan Gravenberch won't be playing in this game either.

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch missed the Community Shield.

Conor Bradley

Slot will offer the latest on injuries during his pre-match press conference on Thursday, but Conor Bradley has been sidelined for the last couple of weeks with a relatively minor issue.

If Bradley is unable to be involved — and given his pre-season has been disrupted, he is probably unlikely to start — then it will be Jeremie Frimpong, who scored at Wembley last weekend, who gets the nod at right-back.



Conor Bradley and Milos Kerkez of Liverpool

Joe Gomez

Even if he is fit again, Joe Gomez would be unlikely to start the game, but he would be a useful substitute given that he is the only senior back-up to the center-back starters.

As it stands, Liverpool only has Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate to select at the back, though it could sign Marc Guehi and Giovanni Leoni before the window ends.

Gomez was sent home from the Asia tour with a minor issue but hasn't been seen since