On Thursday, Liverpool will play their next pre-season fixture against RB Leipzig in Germany.
The Reds started preparing for the 2022–23 season earlier this month in Bangkok, where they lost 4-0 to Premier League rivals Manchester United before rebounding to defeat Crystal Palace 2-0.
Leipzig began their friendly schedule on Saturday where they easily defeated Southampton 3-1.
That aside, let’s dive into the fixture at hand and here’s what you need to know.
How to watch Liverpool vs RB Leipzig pre-season friendly on TV/live stream
When is kick off? Thursday 21 July, 18:15 (BST)
Where is the match being played? Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
TV channel/live stream? LFCTV GO (UK and international) [Will be updated with more channels for streaming]
RB Leipzig team news vs Liverpool
In Leipzig’s 3-1 win over Southampton, first team stars Angelino, Emil Forsberg, and Ilaix Moriba all scored for the team.
For Domenico Tedesco’s team, key players Konrad Laimer, Christopher Nkumku, and Dani Olmo all saw action.
Liverpool team news vs RB Leipzig
Diogo Jota won’t play in any summer games and is a doubt for the start of the Premier League season. The club is awaiting more information on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s injury severity after learning that he has also tweaked his hamstring.
Alisson has been participating in non-goalkeeper training with the rest of the squad despite being unable to play due to an abdominal problem.
Defender Ben Davies, won’t be taking part as he is due to leave the club for Rangers, having never made any first team appearance.
Liverpool pre-season squad
Adrian, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Stefan Bajcetic, Fabio Carvalho, Luke Chambers, Bobby Clark, Leighton Clarkson, Harvey Davies, Luis Diaz, Harvey Elliott, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino, Melkamu Frauendorf, Joe Gomez, Jordan Henderson, Thomas Hill, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, Naby Keita, Ibrahima Konate, Isaac Mabaya, Joel Matip, James Milner, Tyler Morton, Fabian Mrozek, James Norris, Darwin Nunez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Nat Phillips, Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah, Thiago, Kostas Tsimikas, Sepp van den Berg, Virgil van Dijk, Rhys Williams.
RB Leipzig vs Liverpool pre-season prediction
During their pre-season tours, Liverpool has shown to be somewhat unpredictable. The 4-0 defeat to Manchester United came as a shock, but the subsequent win over Palace helped everyone recover.
This match will be a great test for Leipzig, who have been enjoying their own training camp in Austria as they try to improve on their fourth-place Bundesliga result from the previous season.
Score prediction: RB Leipzig 1-3 Liverpool
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