Liverpool’s starting line-up for the match against Real Betis has been confirmed, with Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai both starting.
The Reds have already played behind closed doors against Preston, but this is their first pre-season fixture, with Liverpool taking on Betis in Pittsburgh, USA.
Manager Arne Slot is missing a number of key players, but they are still on holiday, so this game will provide an opportunity to see if there are any significant changes to the way Liverpool play.
As with most of Liverpool’s pre-season games, we expect the two teams to play different halves, ensuring all players have plenty of time to get fit before they play.
First of all, the slot went like this: Kaoimhin Kelleher Behind the goal, behind the 400 Connor Bradley, Sep van den Berg, Jarel Quansa and Costas Chimikas.
In the midfield, Curtis Jones, Wataru Endo and Sobosli To start with, Harvey Elliot, Fabio Carvalho and Salah It is highly likely that an attacking trio will form.
Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley, Van den Berg, Quansa, Tsimikas; Jones, Endo, Szoboszlai; Salah, Carvalho, Elliott
replacement: Haros, Phillips, Nall, Bradley, Chambers, Beck, Bychetic, Morton, Stevenson, Nyoni, Doak, Gordon, Kuma, Blair
We expect the Reds to use a 4-3-3 formation, but given the strength of their squad, they are likely to use a 4-2-3-1 for this match.
We are also likely to see the central midfielders take on more responsibility. Jones Explained: “Central midfielders have always been good runners and more disciplined players.
“The principles are the same, but I think the centre midfielder will now be the heart of the team.
“We’ll still score goals, but the important thing in terms of our build-up is how comfortable and calm we have to be and how much we have to play as a team.
“We don’t rush into attack. We want to have the ball and break teams down, and then we have a chance. If we lose the ball, we can go and press.”
The most important news from a Real Betis perspective is that Adrian is set to start after leaving Liverpool earlier this summer, as is Nabil Fekir, who almost moved to the Reds in 2018.
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