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Liverpool were beaten 1-0 by Red Bull Salzburg in Wednesday night's pre-season clash. Benjamin Sesko's assured first-half finish put the Austrian champions ...

Sesko spun away from Ibrahima Konate near the centre circle, exchanged passes with Noah Okafor and swept a clinical finish around Adrian for 1-0. - 3 hours ago - 3 hours ago He made amends by blocking Fernando’s thump towards goal, and Sesko whacked a shot too high on the follow-up. Salzburg should have broken the deadlock within seconds. The Uruguay international went for a first-time header that was caught with a dive by Nico Mantl.

Liverpool will go into their Community Shield final with Manchester City on the back of a defeat, after a disappointing display against RB Salzburg.

RB Salzburg missed a golden opportunity to take the lead when Gomez got a headed clearance before Sesko jinked past him. Before the end of the half, he headed the ball to team-mate Fernando who put the ball in the back of the net only to be ruled offside. While there were a small handful of those who started who impressed, it will be a surprise to see others in the line-up start on Saturday. Liverpool took a while to get going at the Red Bull Arena, but when they did, it was Nunez and Harvey Elliott who were in the thick of the action. Nunez got his first start against RB Salzburg, and despite being unable to get on the scoresheet there were positives to take from his performance and he was the sharpest man wearing Red in the first-half. Benjamin Sesko scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 victory for the hosts, as Jurgen Klopp's team selection on the night hinted at who he will start against Pep Guardiola's side on Saturday,

Liverpool star Roberto Firmino is reportedly closing in on a move to Juventus, which could have consequences for both Manchester United and Chelsea.

I would be one of the happiest people on the planet having a contract with Chelsea. If he said this, I do not understand." "I'm surprised [at Werner's comments]," said Tuchel. "I would be very happy as a young guy to have a contract at Chelsea Football Club. I would be one of the happiest people on the planet. Juve reportedly held Martial and Werner as alternatives to the Liverpool star, but are unlikely to press on with big-money signings if Firmino's move goes through.

After not getting his top midfield target, Jürgen Klopp may have subsequently discovered his Fabinho solution in pre-season. He has shades of Thiago ...

The likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harvey Elliott and Kaide Gordon have proved that in the past. Just like when he missed out on Julian Brandt and brought in Mohamed Salah, or failed to land Timo Werner and signed Diogo Jota, missing out on Tchouaméni has helped him discover a potentially better alternative and subsequently solved a headache that has caused him numerous problems in the past. The game against Red Bull Salzburg was perhaps the biggest demonstration of his quality so far — and definitely the longest, after a 60-minute cameo.

FC Salzburg held off a furious finish from Liverpool to come out 1-0 victors in their preseason friendly at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday night thanks to ...

Jurgen Klopp's side dominated the closing minutes and had numerous chances to draw level, but Salzburg hung on with a combination of fortunate bounces and good saves from Mantl to see out the result. Diaz had the ball in the back of the net as full-time approached, but the goal was ruled out for offside as Roberto Firmino's through ball was a second late to the Colombia international and the linesman's flag went up. At the other end, Salzburg were gifted a chance for the opener when Joe Gomez misplayed a headed clearance and, following a kick save from Liverpool's Adrian on a close-range shot by Sesko, Fernando somehow missed from the rebound at the near post in front of a wide-open goal.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds side took on Austrian outfit RB Salzburg in a pre-season friendly that saw a much-changed Liverpool team from recent previous pre-season ...

However, he faded as the first-half draw on and Liverpool found themselves under more pressure. He ensured the miss wouldn't matter too much however, as the Slovenian slotted beyond Adrian to hand his side the lead. Mabaya was operating as a deputy for usual right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and did not disappoint with a combative effort that saw his front-footed style of defending work in Liverpool's favour more often than not and nullify the threat of Salzburg's attack. While the test of Manchester City will see some of the more household names return to the fold, there is likely to still be some room for a youngster to play their way into Klopp's plans for the upcoming trip to to Leicester. Though Nunez never shies away from the action and ensures he is always a target for those looking to find him, his finishing has been careless at times while his inability to get his shot off on time cost the Reds in the first-half. With that being said, this individual display was a difficult one to analyse, especially coming off the back of his last outing in which he netted four goals in one game against RB Leipzig.

Current Premier League Manchester City and FA Cup winners Liverpool face off in the traditional curtain-raiser to the season this weekend.

Coverage will begin on 3.15pm. The game is also being streamed live via the ITV Hub. Here’s all you need to know about the game. Man City are favourites at 7/5 with Liverpool 9/5 and the draw on 90 minutes priced at 5/2. City are 9/11 to left the trophy with Liverpool even money.

Serie A outfit Juventus are closing in on the signing of Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, according to reports in Italy.

So that’s all I can say, I want to stay.” Speaking ahead of the Reds’ Champions League final loss to Real Madrid, Firmino said on his future: “I’m very happy here. And my will is to stay.

Liverpool's pre-season preparations continued as they faced Red Bull Salzburg in Austria. A frustrating day in front of goal for Jurgen Klopp's Reds, ...

The right-hand side opened up once more for the reds, as Harvey Elliott slid in Mabaya, but his shot across goal is gathered by the RB keeper. The Reds came close once more. Liverpool moved through the gears as Carvalho switched across to Harvey Elliott, who plays the overlapping Mabaya in tons of space. Fine margins separated the teams as a game RB Salzburg side managed to take the lead and keep it through a stylish Benjamin Sesko finish. Liverpool finally had the ball in the back of the net, but the flag went up, Firmino released his ball to Diaz slightly late and the Colombian was a matter of inches offside. RB Salzburg somehow blew the biggest chance of the game as Gomez fails to clear his lines, allowing Sesko to latch on to a loose ball and shoot at Adrian who saves, but the ball breaks to Fernando who somehow manages to put a sitter on his favored right foot wide, a big let off for Gomez and Liverpool.

Talking points from Ian Doyle after Liverpool lose 1-0 against RB Salzburg in pre-season friendly.

Sure, there were five against RB Leipzig – four for Darwin Nunez alone – and a further two in the win over Crystal Palace, but Liverpool continue to miss a host of chances. For me I'd like to go for 10 goals and 10 assists this season.” It's precisely for that scenario Liverpool have paid the big bucks. Similar to last year, the Guinean has delivered a series of encouraging statements to put himself in contention for a starting role when the real stuff begins next month. The left of the midfield three has become his preferred position, and it was from here that he featured for an hour with a steady if unspectacular performance. For that to happen, though, Jones needs to become a regular starter having struggled to make a consistent impact last season, largely through injury and the form of others.

Kostas Tsimikas misses Wednesday's friendly at Red Bull Salzburg with a minor injury, Jürgen Klopp has confirmed. The left-back sustained the issue on ...

- 7 hours ago - 7 hours ago And all the rest, we will see later.”

Roberto Firmino is out of contract at Liverpool in 2023 and continues to be linked with a move away.

I want to stay.” “I want to stay,” he admitted when speaking to Brazilian outlet TNT Sports Brasil. "I’m very happy here. Promoted Stories

Liverpool may just have witnessed another 'Darwin Núñez moment' against Red Bull Salzburg in pre-season. It will please Jürgen Klopp despite the result.

Just like Darwin Núñez showed his worth against the Reds last season in the Champions League, Šeško will have enjoyed a similar occasion for Salzburg against Liverpool on Wednesday night. As pre-season games go, this was another laborious and strenuous one for Liverpool. Jürgen Klopp may have surprised a few with his starting XI against Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday night, with the Reds' initial team a far cry from Klopp's first-choice options. Most recently it was Karim Adeyemi, but before that Patson Daka and Erling Haaland also had brief stints at the top.

A potential Liverpool 'weakness' is nothing to worry about ahead of the new Premier League season. Virgil van Dijk and Bernardo Silva are living proof.

And the same is true of Liverpool, who likely envision Carvalho as a starting player at Anfield in a few years’ time. Bernardo played most of his football last season in the middle and in spite of what would appear to be physical limitations, he thrived. Bernardo did have to utilise some strength, holding off challenges with his trailing arm, and gym work will of course be important. If there’s a fear that he lacks the bulk for that role, then it’s misguided, and two of his compatriots prove it. But new arrivals may be struck most of all by the standard of athleticism. Aside from Mohamed Salah, who was in a league of his own, he was perhaps the best player in the division in the first half of the campaign, and he would earn himself a spot in the PFA Team of the Year for the second time.

DARWIN NUNEZ may need to silence his critics early on after his £80million move from Benfica.

“We always think that if you pay a lot of money then the players feel no pressure or whatever. “That’s the best way obviously to stop all these discussions. But there is a clear step up in quality to the Premier League which some players have found difficult to cope with.

LIVERPOOL could be left short on numbers in attack if Roberto Firmino joins Juventus.

As such, any move to replace Firmino with the 24-year-old would have to wait until next summer, but a £50m release clause could make him an enticing option. But the opportunity to work under Klopp at Anfield may not come around too often and it remains to be seen whether an offer would tempt him to backtrack on his pledge. Despite the signing of orthodox frontman Darwin Nunez this summer, Klopp has tended to favour versatile attackers that are comfortable out wide and through the middle.

While the Reds have locked down Mohamed Salah to a new contract over the summer, Sadio Mane left for Bayern Munich and now Roberto Firmino is being linked with ...

After finishing fourth in Serie A last season, the Italian giants need a quick turnaround and look ready to push hard to add Firmino to a squad currently crying out for a number nine just like him. As a result, Klopp was forced to reshuffle his frontline and has found a longer-term solution with the arrival of Nunez, who recently showed he can become the club's starting striker in years to come with four goals in a single preseason match. Firmino is currently signed to Liverpool until the end of the 2022-23 season but a transfer away before then seems to be a real possibility.

The Reds' fourth fixture of the summer ended in a narrow loss after a first-half goal from Benjamin Sesko at the Red Bull Arena. Elliott, who played the opening ...

"Hopefully we can smash it against Fulham and start off the season with a great win. Hopefully we can get us some silverware to go into the season all guns blazing, which I'm sure the lads will be. "Who better to start off with than against City? It will be a great test for us. "We had so many chances and obviously luck didn't come with us as well today. "Good steps but it's unfortunate we couldn't get the win tonight. "As well as that, they've been back a lot longer than us and started the season before us.

If Roberto Firmino wants to leave Liverpool for more football then they should wish him well, just as Man City have done with Gabriel Jesus and co.

He declared himself to be “very happy” despite having just one year left on his contract but that was before Liverpool dropped a small fortune on Nunez and the slim chance of him going to this winter’s World Cup with Brazil edged closer to none. But it applies equally – or at least should – to Firmino, who after seven years as a central and then peripheral figure in Liverpool’s success, has reportedly decided that he would like to leave. They have both created such a successful, positive, focused environment that players often stay way beyond the usual limits of their patience, happy to play relative bit-part roles to be part of an extraordinary story.

Firmino finds himself in an uncertain position heading into the new campaign, as though Sadio Mane was sold to Bayern Munich and Mohamed Salah signed a new long ...

Firmino made the fewest appearances of any single season at Liverpool last time out (35), but is primed to start the first game of the new campaign ahead of £85 million signing Nunez. How imminent that would be is unclear, but as it stands it is more likely that Firmino will depart on a free transfer next summer than be sold ahead of deadline day on September 1. It has been suggested that the Brazilian could be handed an extension to his current contract, but the signing of Darwin Nunez may hint at an exit for the 30-year-old.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp looks ahead to Community Shield showdown against Manchester City.

“It feels average to lose a game and that’s why we were all animated at the end with the possible penalty (after a tackle on Luis Diaz). It would have been nice to get a draw for the effort. We had good moments as well and could have scored four or five goals in the whole game, but we didn’t do that because in the first half we were too open and too wide. Klopp added: “The last half-hour was like a thunderstorm. “For Salzburg it was definitely no friendly, and for us as well,” said the Reds boss. “It is a long season, then a long break in between (for the World Cup) and another pre-season, stuff like this, really strange. In two weeks, we should look different.”

The Brazilian has been key to Liverpool's success since he arrived from Hoffenheim in 2015. He has helped them win the Premier League, the Champions League and ...

They have a stellar forward line that includes: Neymar, Gabriel Jesus and Vinicius Junior. He has a huge task on his hands to make the squad. Jurgen Klopp’s side have also signed Darwin Nunez from Benfica. Nunez’s arrival at the club may be a key factor in why the time might be right for him to move on, as his game time may be limited. Firmino also has 17 goals in 53 appearances for his country. However, they can be pleased that Mohamed Salah has committed to the club with a new contract. Firmino has scored 98 goals and made 74 assists in 327 matches for the Merseyside club. The Brazilian has been key to Liverpool’s success since he arrived from Hoffenheim in 2015.

The agents of Roberto Firmino are said to be pushing for a move away from Liverpool for the Brazilian according to a report.

The agents of Roberto Firmino are said to be pushing for a move away from Liverpool for the Brazilian according to a report. It seems to be crunch time for Liverpool and Firmino with the player having just entered the final year of his contract. Report: Agents Of Liverpool Striker Roberto Firmino Pushing For Juventus Transfer With World Cup In Mind

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp appeared to give a big hint as to what his starting lineup will be for the Community Shield against Manchester City on ...

- That's Of Course The Perfect Night For Him' - Jurgen Klopp Reacts To Darwin Nunez Scoring Four Goals The 55-year-old made a raft of changes to the team that started against RB Leipzig last week and appeared to hold some of his elite players back for the final 30 minutes in Austria. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp appeared to give a big hint as to what his starting lineup will be for the Community Shield against Manchester City on Saturday in the midweek pre-season friendly defeat to RB Salzburg.

Jürgen Klopp explained the lessons Liverpool can learn from their pre-season defeat against Red Bull Salzburg in Austria. The Reds were beaten 1-0 by the ...

That’s what we know but in the first half maybe we didn’t know it good enough and that’s why we conceded the goal. Everybody dropped, everybody was involved in the build-up but too wide and we could only pass the ball to Darwin in the box. And that’s what we have to learn. We set the boys up and it’s all fine, they can do much better and they had good moments as well. But especially the first half, the majority of players have to get used to what we do. That’s why we were all animated in the last situation with the possible penalty.

Liverpool have gone some way to getting right-back cover this summer by signing Calvin Ramsay, but Jürgen Klopp found a further fix against Red Bull ...

The hope is that the teen from Aberdeen will be a revelation, and reports from Scotland suggest that he has the skill set to minimise that much-discussed drop-off when Alexander-Arnold isn’t around. Once Ramsay is fit, he and Gomez will fight for a place in Klopp’s side when Alexander-Arnold needs a rest. That dribbling prowess is something that even Alexander-Arnold doesn’t possess, and could be the key to Mabaya ultimately thriving in the back-up right back role where others have been stifled. We heard about it during the initiation dinner, and we have seen it on the pitch in his ability to take on and dribble past multiple opponents. It’s important to remember that despite his rapid progression this summer, Mabaya has only made two appearances for the under-23s. The England right-back is such a generational talent that any team would feel his absence.

Alisson has now returned to training and Klopp expects him to be fit for the Premier League opener at Fulham on August 6, but the Brazil international will not ...

Press conferenceJürgen Klopp discusses Community Shield, season ahead, training and more. That will take a while unfortunately. “And the same for Diogo. Diogo was not here with us so how could he play a football game?

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is set to be fit in time for the start of the Premier League season even though...

It’s the last domestic cup competition we didn’t win yet, so we will give it a try.” "We have played this ‘final’ a couple of times and it would be nice if we could win it. “Diogo is not here with us so how could he play a football game?"

Former Liverpool academy prospects Jack Dunn, Josh Dobie and Josh Sumner recently graduated from an innovative 'cyber stars' course, aimed at helping former ...

“There was no doubt in my head that I was going to make it. “You want to play out from the back and you can’t do that. “When I was young, I was blinkered,” he says. "Years ago, when I was at a club, if you didn't make it, there was nothing else you could do. At that time, Dunn was tipped as a potential star for both club and country. Liverpool, it must be said, have become something of a standard-bearer in that respect. It’s just good to know that they are still interested in their former players.” “I’d been at Liverpool since I was seven, and all I’d ever dreamed of was playing and scoring for the first team. When it happened, it felt like the whole world was there for me.” “The support from the club, especially Phil and Caitlin, has been brilliant. Jack Dunn remembers the moment as if it were yesterday, and why wouldn’t he? A quick look up before a slick, right-foot finish inside the near post.

The Brazilian is entering his eighth campaign as a Red, during which time he has been fundamental to the club's multiple successes in major competitions. And ...

- 4 hours ago - 4 hours ago Press conferenceJürgen Klopp discusses Community Shield, season ahead, training and more.

Jota has been sidelined with a hamstring injury and is not even with the squad at their training camp in Austria this week. Manager Jurgen Klopp said at a press ...

We have played this ‘final’ a couple of times and it would be nice if we could win it. The German said: “It’s very important. Because of that, the Reds are to play another friendly the day after the Community Shield and they are to arrange another for after the Fulham fixture.

Liverpool will be without goalkeeper Alisson Becker and forward Diogo Jota when they face Manchester City in the Community Shield on Saturday.

Klopp said: "We have to extend our pre-season, if you like, into the season. He added: "We have played this 'final' a couple of times. Klopp said at a press conference on Thursday: "Ali trained today more than the day before.

Roberto Firmino continues to be linked with a move to Juventus. Should the Brazilian leave Liverpool after seven years, who are FSG's candidates to replace ...

But it’s that lack of interest that should represent a golden chance for Liverpool to sign him. Another who has been linked with Liverpool in the past. Only 23, Cunha is similar to Firmino in his ability to press high and often.

The German is hoping his FA Cup-winning side can hit the ground running against City, the team who pipped them to the Premier League title by just one point ...

But Klopp said: ‘Bobby is crucial for us, the heart and soul of this team. In two days the season starts again and we are really looking forward to it. But we have to find a way and that’s what we are working on.