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Liverpool return to Anfield for a double-header against Spanish side Athletic Bilbao today.

The Reds began their pre-season schedule with a 3-1 away win over Preston last month.

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Liverpool return home to Anfield following their pre-season tour of AsiaCredit: Getty

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The Reds welcome Spanish side Athletic Bilbao to Merseyside for a double-headerCredit: AFP

Arne Slot's side followed that up with a 5-0 victory over fellow Championship team Stoke in a behind-closed-doors fixture.

They have since taken on AC Milan and Yokohama F.

Marinos on an Asian tour across Hong Kong and Japan.

After losing to their Italian opponents on July 26, Liverpool earned a 3-1 victory over Yokohama in the J.League World Challenge.

Slot will now see his team turn out in back-to-back matches against Athletic Bilbao ahead of the Community Shield against Crystal Palace this Sunday.

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Their Premier League title defence is then set to begin on August 15 at home to Bournemouth.

These back-to-back pre-season friendlies will take place on Monday, August 4.

They will be played at Anfield with the first match kicking off at 5pm before the second fixture at 8pm.

Supporters not in attendance will be able to watch all of the action live on either Liverpool's dedicated LFCTV or 'All Red Video' services.

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The matches will be broadcast live on LFCTV, with coverage set to start an hour before kick-off in the first match at 4pm.

In addition, you can watch the friendlies with an 'All Red Video' membership, which costs £4.99 a month.

However, if you sign up now, you can get the first month of your membership FREE, meaning this game will cost nothing to watch live.

More details can be found here.

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Slot's side will face Bilbao on Monday, August 4 at 5pm and 8pmCredit: Getty

Liverpool pre-season fixturesSunday, July 13 - Beat Preston North End 3-1Sunday, July 20 - Beat Stoke City 5-0Saturday, July 26 - Lost to AC Milan 4-2Wednesday, July 30 - Beat Yokohama F.

Marinos 3-1Monday, August 4 17:00 - Athletic Bilbao, AnfieldMonday, August 4 20:00 - Athletic Bilbao, AnfieldSunday, August 10 15:00 - Crystal Palace, Wembley Stadium, Community Shield

Slot's side came through their win over Yokohama without any fresh injury concerns.

However, Alisson missed the match due to 'private reasons', the Dutchman confirmed.

The goalkeeper returned to Brazil from the tour as a result of the matter.

Meanwhile, Federico Chiesa and Joe Gomez are both being assessed by the club's medical staff.

The former was not part of the squad for the Asian tour due to a muscular injury.

As for Gomez, he returned to England after picking up an Achilles injury in training last week.

Elsewhere, Luis Diaz has left the club, joining Bayern Munich in a £65.5million deal.

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Speaking after Wednesday's friendly in Japan, Slot addressed whether his squad know who will be his new vice-captain following Trent Alexander-Arnold's departure to Real Madrid.

He explained: "The group doesn't know yet.

So, that's always very helpful.

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The Liverpool boss says he has not yet chosen his vice-captain for the new seasonCredit: Getty

"It's difficult to say but we are now at the beginning of August, so there's a month to go.

"So many things can happen in football in a month, so let's wait and see.

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"First, we go back home and then we're going to play at Anfield next week.

"Although I liked it a lot over here, the respect of the fans, the way they treated us, how many there were, but I can tell you that Anfield has a better pitch than the last two pitches we've played [on]."

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