Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Pepijn Lijnders: Is Jurgen Klopp’s assistant his long-term Liverpool successor? FT: Liverpool 3-0 Stuttgart. Who’d have picked them as Liverpool’s most potent preseason combination? Klopp’s squad return to Merseyside next Wednesday, ahead of the Community Shield, before some players head out for international duty before the season starts on September 12. There has been no rumours circulating as to who Liverpool could be up against, or even if the Reds will definitely play exhibition matches, but our shout would be for Sheffield United. Liverpool will play pre-season friendlies against Stuttgart and RB Salzburg during their time in Austria. The totals are also skewed by the final game, but the figures are decent enough (with the possible exception of the Salzburg match, but there’s no need to go overboard). It was his longest appearance alongside all three of Liverpool’s premium attacking trident, and it certainly paid off for him. And Liverpool’s two opponents will be German side Stuttgart, who are already training in Saalfelden and played Ajax in a friendly on Tuesday, and RB Salzburg, who the Reds played last season in the Champions League. Both will also be televised on LFCTV, and following the games the Reds will return to England for the Community Shield. Liverpool have confirmed two pre-season friendlies will take place in the next seven days Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties in the FA Community Shield (Initial positions, I think Luiz is higher) pic.twitter.com/0qF0erruPC, — Penalty Kick Stat (@PenaltyKickStat) August 29, 2020. With the Community Shield against Arsenal a week on Saturday (August 29), Klopp’s side some friendlies before then to help get up to speed. pic.twitter.com/GgyJ5g8cYJ, — Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) August 26, 2020, Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Stuttgart finished second in 2. EXCLUSIVE: EFL offer desperate clubs 'last resort' loans from a £50m pot if they are on the brink of going... 'Harry Kane's assist at West Ham... next level s***, you expect that from Kevin De Bruyne': Dimitar Berbatov... UFC 254 COUNTDOWN: Justin Gaethje has spent just 17 seconds on his back but Khabib Nurmagomedov boasts a 50%... 'She will retire after this fight': Justin Gaethje says his mum will be able to stop working after UFC 254... Rugby League World Cup WILL go ahead in England next year even if crowd limits are still in place - with... Real Madrid are in crisis on the pitch and Barcelona are engulfed by chaos off it... Saturday's Clasico will... 'We work well together and we're pushing each other every day': Chelsea's new No 1 Edouard Mendy insists he... Arsenal offer trial to son of club legend Dennis Bergkamp with midfielder Mitchel given a chance to impress... Cesc Fabregas joins Jack Wilshere in defence of Mesut Ozil as he includes the £350,000-a-week outcast in... Ryan Giggs believes Edinson Cavani can have a similar impact to Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United... and... Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti apologises for Jordan Pickford's horror challenge on Virgil van Dijk but says... Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace: Match report | Daily Mail Online, Leicester 1-1 West Brom (7-6 pen): Foxes in Asia Cup final | Daily Mail Online, Werder Bremen 1-0 West Ham United | Daily Mail Online, Irdning 0-22 Everton: Toffees destroy Austrian minnows in Marco Silva's first game | Daily Mail Online, Manchester United 2-1 Real Madrid: Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera strike | Daily Mail Online. First-Team Issues – Players, Manager, etc. And while the German side actually edged the shot count by 14 to 12, Liverpool’s five goal attempts within the six yard box ensured it was a comfortable victory on the expected and actual goals front (as the below images from 11tegen11 will illustrate). With a newly promoted team first up, ahead of a trip to free spending Chelsea, let’s just hope the Reds hit the ground running. Liverpool could be set to play some ‘pre-season friendlies’ against fellow Premier League clubs, as the teams gear up for the restart on June 17. A ‘friendly’ against the likes of Everton, Manchester United and City could turn sour, especially a the season isn’t finished yet, and that’s not a risk worth taking. Long may they be confined to largely meaningless occasions. The forgotten legacy of John Houlding: The man who created Merseyside football, Homegrown targets Liverpool could consider for squad quota numbers. The same report also claims clubs are preparing plans should professional football be forced into another suspension before the season can be finished. His per 90 figures will be through the roof. For the second meeting running, Liverpool failed to beat Arsenal in a match they deserved to win, but in both cases the result was a minor irritant rather than being of any major significance. Which means the players are back in training, preparing for the 2020-21 campaign. Perhaps the contribution of Divock Origi deserves the biggest praise, as he both scored and assisted a goal within his 28 minute pre-season. The 2020–21 season is Liverpool Football Club's 129th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.In addition to the domestic league, Liverpool participates in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League.The season covers the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021. Liverpool will play pre-season friendlies against Stuttgart and RB Salzburg during their time in Austria. Liverpool got a double from Rhian Brewster against Jesse Marsch’s Salzburg, while ex-Reds forward Andy Carroll scored a sensational goal for hometown club Newcastle. His per 90 figures will be through the roof. Jurgen Klopp‘s champions are in Saalfelden near Salzburg for 10 days, having arrived in Austria last Saturday after a late change in plans following new government quarantine restrictions. Freelance football writer, lifelong Liverpool FC fan, and football stat nerd. For supporters, both games will be live on LFCTV. WhoScored claimed Liverpool had three clear-cut chances in the Community Shield, while Blackpool’s penalty should count as one too. The paperback should be available in all major Amazon stores (UK, USA and a few others that provide the service), and the Kindle version on any store that sells Kindle ebooks. Liverpool have a good relationship with both clubs, with Nat Phillips having spent last season on loan at Stuttgart, and the Reds having signed Takumi Minamino from Salzburg in January. His first goal was assisted by James Milner, just as his goal against Stuttgart was. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. If you can’t get the paperback on your local Amazon store then use the UK or US ones: "Perhaps the most intelligent guide to LFC available on the internet", “An ingenious and intelligent look beneath the surface to reveal what the headlines too often don’t tell us. Fascinating.”, “[Football analysis] is best left to the professionals, like the admirable Mr Tomkins.”, "Another triumph of impeccable research, Pay As You Play brings much-needed factual insight to a discussion previously dominated by half-truths", "Liverpool do happen to be blessed with supporters whose statistical analysis