Liverpool are heading to the USA for their pre-season tour, and they kick things off with a game against Real Betis.
Arne Slot has selected a 28-man squad for the Reds' trip across the pond as preparations for the new campaign ramp-up.
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The Dutchman has been given a whole pre-season to prepare his team for their first Premier League campaign under his guidance after Jurgen Klopp's departure.
But Betis will be no mugs and have Manuel Pellegrini as their manager.
Last season, they finished seventh and will play Europa Conference League football this year, so they'll be a good test for Liverpool.
Liverpool vs Real Betis: Date and how to follow
This pre-season game is set to take place on Friday, July 26.
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It will be held at the Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, and kick-off is set for 7:30pm local time, which is 12:30am on Saturday morning in the UK.
The game will be streamed on LFCTVGO.
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Liverpool Sporting Director Richard Hughes gives transfer window prediction during Arne Slot's first press conference
Liverpool vs Real Betis: Team news
There are a few notable absences from Liverpool's initial squad for their US trip.
Players who made the latter stages of Euro 2024 and the Copa America aren't involved.
This means there is no Virgil van Dijk, Luis Diaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo or Alexis Mac Allister.
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However, Andy Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai are in the team after going out relatively early at the Euros.
Mohamed Salah is also part of the squad.
Liverpool's full travelling party can be found here.
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Liverpool vs Real Betis: What has been said?
Liverpool boss Slot has been speaking to the club's website about the upcoming tour.
He said: "I assume this, but the resistance of the teams we play is strong.
"We are trying to implement the ideas and keep doing what we have done so well. Keeping the boys fit, that’s the first aim.
"Those things are the first aim and then with all the players coming back I think the quality will definitely go up a lot as well.
“It’s only two weeks in so if it was that easy to bring and to implement all your ideas in two weeks, that would have been an ideal situation but it doesn’t work like this.
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“Like I said, the ones who came in from the start, they are still fit now, they have had two weeks of training sessions and stayed fit during the game so are getting fitter and fitter.
“But yeah, there are definitely more than a few areas where we have to improve but that will come with more sessions and it will definitely come when all the boys are in.”