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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has named his starting XI for the first time this season, with Hugo Ekitike and Alexis Mac Allister both in the team from the off.

Arne Slot paid a heartfelt tribute to them in the official matchday program.

"In a football sense, we are, of course, glad to be back here for a competitive game," Slot also wrote.



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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.

"It has been a while, of course, but there is nothing like Anfield under the lights, and we are all looking forward to getting our campaign underway this evening.

"We know that this will be a tough beginning for us, and if we needed any reminder of that, then the FA Community Shield last weekend provided it.

"Crystal Palace, remember, were the team that finished 12th in the Premier League last season, and you saw at Wembley the quality that they have in their team.

"I expect similar from Bournemouth, who finished ninth in the table last year and who have a lot of very good players and, in Andoni Iraola, a very good manager too.

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