New Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola will take charge of Liverpool at Anfield for the first time when his side take on Monaco.
The Reds have endured a mixed bag of results so far during pre-season, with Iraola seemingly alarmed enough by his squad’s lack of central defensive cover to agree a season-long loan deal for Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo.
Monaco, meanwhile, arrive under new boss Filipe Luis, the former Chelsea and Atlético Madrid full-back who took over in June on the back of a Copa Libertadores win with Flamengo.
The Principality club have had their own uneven pre-season, beating Getafe and lower-league Saint-Priest either side of a draw with Cercle Brugge and a defeat to Sporting CP.
Liverpool team news
Alisson Becker, Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk all make their first appearances of pre-season, while Ryan Gravenberch, Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz also feature from the start.7
New acquisition Victor Munoz is on the bench.
Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Koumas, Ndukwe.
Subs: Mamardashvili, Davies, Endo, Kerkez, Chiesa, Elliott, Munoz, Nyoni, Chambers, Ramsay, McConnell, Morrison, Ngumoha.
Monaco team news
Luis opts for a strong starting XI, which includes former Spurs defender Eric Dier.
There’s another Premier League connection on the Monaco line-up, with Arsenal academy product Mika Biereth leading the line.
Monaco: Hradecky; Vanderson, Sane, Dier, Nazinho; Camara, Cabral; Abline, Golovin, Detourbet; Biereth
How to watch Liverpool v Monaco: TV and online streams
Liverpool versus Monaco kicks off on Sunday afternoon at 2.30pm. It is not being televised but you can stream it on All Red Video (annual subscription £42.99).
Stats for Liverpool v Monaco
- Liverpool and Monaco have met twice before, in the 2004-05 Champions League group stage, with each side winning once.
- Liverpool have won two of their three pre-season friendlies so far, beating Sunderland and Wrexham before a 4-2 defeat to Leeds in which they surrendered a two-goal lead.
- Monaco finished seventh in Ligue 1 last season, qualifying for the Conference League
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