Liverpool v Crystal Palace preview: Team news, line ups, prediction
Liverpool open their season with a Wembley showcase against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The Premier League champions meet the FA Cup winners in the Community Shield on 10 August in the curtain-raiser.
Arne Slot will be keen for his side to get off to a winning start and gain momentum ahead of the league campaign.
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace preview
The Reds enjoyed a promising pre-season campaign, winning five of their six matches, with the likes of Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz settling in.
It started with a 3-1 win over Preston, before a 5-0 victory over Stoke in a behind-closed-doors clash, before they travelled on their tour of Asia.
They would lose 4-2 to AC Milan in Hong Kong but rebounded with a 3-1 win over Yokohama Marinos and finished their preparations with a positive double header against Athletic Bilbao.
Meanwhile, Palace were victorious in three of their four pre-season outings, with wins over Millwall, Crawley Town and Augsburg.
Their only defeat came in the second clash of a double header against Augsburg, and they will be confident that they can seal an upset against the Anfield outfit.
Form guide
Liverpool: WWLWWW
Crystal Palace: WWWL
Liverpool v Crystal Palace team news
Slot could hand out four debuts for the clash with the Eagles, with Wirtz, Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong in line to start.
Dominik Szoboszlai might be given the nod over Alexis Mac Allister, as the Argentine star only featured for a total of 82 minutes in pre-season.
Joe Gomez is the only guaranteed absentee for Liverpool, but Conor Bradley is also a doubt for the contest.
Meanwhile, Oliver Glasner is expected to be without Eddie Nketiah, Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure for the clash.
Predicted line-ups
Liverpool: Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell; Wharton, Kamada; Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Prediction: Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace
It is hard to look beyond Liverpool on this occasion.
Slot will be keen for his side to start their season with a victory and put a marker down on their title rivals.
They are expected to do exactly that with a comfortable win.
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