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At the time, Klopp said he expected the No. 1 to be ready for the Community Shield clash against Man City at the end of the month.
However, with just four days until the Reds come up against last season’s Premier League winners, Alisson is yet to return to full training and has been ruled out of Wednesday’s friendly against Red Bull Salzburg.
In the last few days he has taken part in light sessions away from the main goalkeeping group, and Klopp says he is closer to a return than any of Liverpool’s other injured players.

Obviously Diogo [Jota] is not here, that’s clear, but from the boys who are injured but are here, Ali is the closest – definitely not for Salzburg but then we will see,” the Liverpool boss told Liverpoolfc.com.
“He is close to get back I think.
“Between now and five o’clock, it’s now 2pm and between now and 5pm I will wait for messages and see who can train this afternoon properly. Then the game tomorrow, we will see.
“But how all pre-season games are, they are important for us from a physical point of view, from a tactical point of view, from a growing point of view into ourselves again. Let’s see.”
Klopp has also revealed that none of his players will play 90 minutes against Salzburg, with the aim to push them through a full match in Saturday’s meeting with City instead.

With a shorter pre-season than usual this year, the coaching staff have been gradually increasing the players’ workload ahead of another hectic campaign.

This pre-season we had to do slightly different and we wanted to do as well,” he continued.
“All of them will play the first time 90 minutes on Saturday, all of them. But that’s how we did the training.
“So the training sessions were intense to a specific point, that we could get fitter and fitter. The running sessions were extremely hard but we took care of them and now let’s see how we can grow in this season.
“For City, it’s not really different, they came back from America probably yesterday or something like that. So it will be a tough one.”
 
Harvey actually seems the most assured with the ball at his feet, but that's probably because Mo doesn't need to be. The defender never seems to get near him. He's two steps ahead, mentally.
 
Harvey actually seems the most assured with the ball at his feet, but that's probably because Mo doesn't need to be. The defender never seems to get near him. He's two steps ahead, mentally.

Mo isn't a technically brilliant dribbler.
 


After clashes with Man United and Crystal Palace in Asia, and a 5-0 victory over RB Leipzig in Germany, the Reds’ next stop is the Red Bull Arena in Austria.
Salzburg will host Liverpool in a 7pm kickoff, three days before the Community Shield in Leicester.
Here are 10 key things to know ahead of the latest pre-season friendly.

“I had only a short talk with Doc Sarah and she told me, ‘he feels a little bit, he feels a little bit, he has a back [issue]’ and stuff like this,” Jurgen Klopp explained in a pre-match interview with LiverpoolFC.com.
It remains to be seen who the manager is referring to, with 29 players taking part in an open training session in Saalfelden on Tuesday morning.
But there are at least six players ruled out, including Alisson, Kaide Gordon and Calvin Ramsay, who all travelled to Austria but are not yet in full training.
Diogo Jota did not make the flight last week due to injury, as was also the case for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Caoimhin Kelleher.

Nevertheless, despite the uncertainty over those involved and the confirmed absentees, there is likely to be a strong side fielded in Salzburg.
While Adrian is almost certain to start as third choice in the absence of Alisson and Kelleher, the remainder of the starting lineup could be close to Klopp’s first-choice XI.
That could include the trio of Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez starting together for the first time – the latter buoyed by his four-goal haul against Leipzig last time out.

Could anyone play 90 minutes?


In a word, no.
“This pre-season we had to do slightly different and we wanted to do as well,” Klopp has explained.
“All of them will play the first time 90 minutes on Saturday, all of them. But that’s how we did the training.”
More likely is that many players will be given another hour on the pitch, as was the case against Leipzig, before a full 90 against Man City in the Community Shield this weekend.

Liverpool have settled in for rigorous sessions and picturesque downtime in the familiar surroundings of Saalfelden over the past week.
It has become a staple of the Reds’ pre-season, with Klopp and his staff taking advantage of the top-class facilities and quiet landscape to prepare the players for the campaign ahead.
Wednesday will not be the first time Liverpool have played Salzburg, either, with this their fourth meeting.
Back in 2020, the two sides met in a pre-season friendly at the same stadium, with the Red Bull Arena hosting a 2-2 draw that saw Rhian Brewster and Patson Daka net braces.

While this is the fourth of six warmup games for Liverpool this summer, their opponents are already up to speed with the first competitive wins of 2022/23 under their belt.
Salzburg kicked off the campaign proper with a 3-0 victory at SV Fugen in the Austrian Cup on July 15, before a 3-0 league win over Austria Wien on Friday.
Liverpool loanee Billy Koumetio came off the bench for Austria Wien, playing 45 minutes at the Red Bull Arena.
One of the goalscorers in that 3-0 victory over Austria Wien was Benjamin Sesko, who is primed to cement himself as the next leading striker at Salzburg following the sale of Karim Adeyemi to Borussia Dortmund.
Adeyemi was Salzburg’s latest in a long line of high-profile sales, with the likes of Erling Haaland, Dominik Szoboszlai, Dayot Upamecano, Brenden Aaronson, Hee-chan Hwang and Enock Mwepu among those to have come through the production line.
Liverpool signed Takumi Minamino from Salzburg in 2020, while Sadio Mane and Naby Keita both played for the Austrian club before their moves to Merseyside

It is often the case that when Liverpool play clubs from Germany and Austria, there will be at least a small connection to the man in the dugout.
In this instance, Klopp will find himself up against a player he and Peter Krawietz will have studied during their time working with Mainz and Dortmund.
Matthias Jaissle featured against Klopp’s Mainz once and Dortmund twice during his time as a player with Hoffenheim, winning two and drawing one.
Persistent injury problems forced an early retirement in 2014, and at only 34 he is now in charge of his second club, having joined Salzburg from sister-club FC Liefering last year.

While there was a much-needed day off for the squad on Monday, it has been a punishing schedule on the training pitch in Austria.
Sunday saw a series of relentless running drills, with James Milner left asking: “Do you just enjoy watching pain?”

With the last campaign ending with the Champions League final and the next starting early due to the mid-season World Cup, it has been a condensed pre-season for Liverpool.
After a tour of Asia and the training camp in Austria, the Reds are expected to fly directly back to Merseyside from Salzburg on Wednesday night.
Klopp will then begin his pre-match media duties on Thursday ahead of the Community Shield. It’s all go!

Salzburg vs. Liverpool will be shown live on LFCTV GO from 6.30pm (BST), with kickoff set for 7pm.
As ever, This Is Anfield will be providing coverage and analysis of the pre-season friendly in our matchday live blog, with Henry Jackson keeping you entertained.
 
For those who have been watching pre season so far. Do the predictions that we'll move more towards a 4231 with a clearer AM appear accurate from games so far?

Sounds like it could be something like

----------------Ali
Trent Konate VVD Robbo
----------Fabs Thiago
Salah Carvalho/Elliot Diaz
--------------Nunez

The middle spot seems the most up for grabs - I suppose we could also see Naby there, or Bobby? Even Ox.
 
For those who have been watching pre season so far. Do the predictions that we'll move more towards a 4231 with a clearer AM appear accurate from games so far?

Sounds like it could be something like

----------------Ali
Trent Konate VVD Robbo
----------Fabs Thiago
Salah Carvalho/Elliot Diaz
--------------Nunez

The middle spot seems the most up for grabs - I suppose we could also see Naby there, or Bobby? Even Ox.
In the games I've seen, Elliott and Carvalho have been played on the wing. Klopp hasn't started Fabs, Hendo and Thiago together so far, but it feels like he's still picking 2 CM's and a DM in his line up's.
So I can't see any indication that he's moving towards a DM, CM, AM type midfield.
 
Fuck me I've just realized there's a good chance of Adrian starting in the Community Shield
 
In the games I've seen, Elliott and Carvalho have been played on the wing. Klopp hasn't started Fabs, Hendo and Thiago together so far, but it feels like he's still picking 2 CM's and a DM in his line up's.
So I can't see any indication that he's moving towards a DM, CM, AM type midfield.
Yep this. No sign at all of 4-2-3-1 and there's no time left to transition as the season is now upon us, so 4-3-3 it is.
 
In the games I've seen, Elliott and Carvalho have been played on the wing. Klopp hasn't started Fabs, Hendo and Thiago together so far, but it feels like he's still picking 2 CM's and a DM in his line up's.
So I can't see any indication that he's moving towards a DM, CM, AM type midfield.

Interesting - so neither have been played as part of the midfield three, but as one of the 3 attackers?
 
Elliott and Carvalho? Yes.

Is that not more due to Jota being injured and ensuring Fabs, Hendo, Milner, Jones & Kieta all get significant practice time as well.

I fancy Harvey will get a crack at right mid pretty early in the season.
 
Is that not more due to Jota being injured and ensuring Fabs, Hendo, Milner, Jones & Kieta all get significant practice time as well.

I fancy Harvey will get a crack at right mid pretty early in the season.
Could be, but it's kinda strange to not start working on the new line up just because one player is injured.
 
Could be, but it's kinda strange to not start working on the new line up just because one player is injured.

Harvey had played at RM before, so it’s not like it’s a new role - so he’s probably getting the game time to try RW, so he can’t slit into either - Like Milner or Henderson being able to slot in multiple positions.

Carvalho probably will be utilised on the LW, given Thiago, Kieta & Jones can all slit into LM.
 
Harvey had played at RM before, so it’s not like it’s a new role - so he’s probably getting the game time to try RW, so he can’t slit into either - Like Milner or Henderson being able to slot in multiple positions.

Carvalho probably will be utilised on the LW, given Thiago, Kieta & Jones can all slit into LM.
You've been on that bubbly Shiraz haven't you?
 
Going to the Strasbourg game, mad excited. First time at Anfield since 2019.

Although I clicked on the CE5 seating area (where I usually sit) and it popped up in my basket as anfield road lower :/....it'll do!

Now all that's left to do is download the NFC pass onto my wallet and I'm set babyyyyy.
 
Any news on Alisson? I've not followed everything as much as I'd have wanted lately, got loads going on.
 
Going to the Strasbourg game, mad excited. First time at Anfield since 2019.

Although I clicked on the CE5 seating area (where I usually sit) and it popped up in my basket as anfield road lower :/....it'll do!

Now all that's left to do is download the NFC pass onto my wallet and I'm set babyyyyy.
Cool, hope it's good game. Unfortunately though, you might only see the backups play since its the day after the CS game.
 
Cool, hope it's good game. Unfortunately though, you might only see the backups play since its the day after the CS game.
That's alright Modo, now that I'm residing 5 miles from Anfield I'm looking to go see the first team boys at least 5 times this season.
 
Any news on Alisson? I've not followed everything as much as I'd have wanted lately, got loads going on.
As far as I’ve seen, he’s commenced light training and it’s possible he will be fit to play in the Man shitty game, but I guess nothing definite

Edit; just seen @Hansern update...🙁 damn
 
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