Welcome to Liverpool vs Man City
The annual curtain-raiser to the Premier League season takes place today at the King Power Stadium with Liverpool and Man City locking horns for the chance to lift the Community Shield.
Liverpool will be without goalkeeper Alisson Becker for today’s game due to an abdominal problem, Klopp will be hoping he will return for the first game of the Premier League season next weekend.
Diogo Jota’s hamstring issue will keep him out while Kostas Tsimikas picked up a knock in training which will render him unavailable for the game.
Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain suffered a serious hamstring injury which will force a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Calvin Ramsay and Caoimhin Kelleher have both been nursing physical injuries in pre-season, so Adrian will no doubt be called upon to deputise in goal.
Aymeric Laporte remains sidelined with a knee injury while new signing Kalvin Phillips is already becoming accustomed to a spot on the bench.
John Stones, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan all missed City’s tour of the USA but will be available to Pep Guardiola today.
No reason was given by the club as to their omission from the pre-season tour but many sources point towards their covid vaccination status as the reason.
