Liverpool-Leicester is a friendly and is played on Sunday at 11:00: news, TV, streaming, likely line-ups, predictions
Having completed their German training camp, Liverpool have also set off for Asia, where they will play two friendlies as part of the Singapore Trophy, which they won a year ago thanks to a victory over another English team, Crystal Palace.
Before the eagerly-awaited test against Bayern Munich next Wednesday, the Reds’ first opponent will be Leicester, who have just been relegated from the Premier League to the Championship. The Foxes, having definitively closed that magnificent and perhaps unrepeatable cycle opened with the title victory in 2016 with Claudio Ranieri on the bench, are aiming to return immediately to the top flight after the bitter and unexpected relegation. In order to do so, they have enlisted Enzo Maresca, Guardiola’s former collaborator at Manchester City, who a year and a half ago had already decided to strike out on his own by accepting Parma’s offer. The former Sevilla midfielder, who later returned to Manchester, hopes that this adventure will be different from the one in Emilia, which lasted only a few months. His Leicester side started their pre-season with a defeat against Peterborough, then racked up three consecutive wins against Northampton, Leuven and Port. It was also supposed to face Tottenham in Thailand, but Ange Postecoglou’s match with Spurs was cancelled due to bad weather.
Liverpool players
There was no shortage of goals in the friendlies played by Liverpool, who beat Karlsruhe 4-2 in Germany and drew 4-4 with Greuther Furth. Jurgen Klopp in these days said goodbye to his captain, Jordan Henderson, who was also attracted by the Saudi sirens: from next season he will wear the shirt of Al-Ettifaq, coached by his former partner Gerrard.
The Prediction
The Championship starts a week earlier than the Champions League, with the Foxes making their debut as early as next Sunday at home against Coventry. A detail that could influence a match that, in any case, will reserve at least three goals in total.
Liverpool-Leicester’s likely line-up
- LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Gomez, Konaté, van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Alexander-Arnold, Szoboszlai; Salah, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz.
- LEICESTER (4-3-3): Hermansen; Castagne, Souttar, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Soumare, Winks; Albrighton, Iheanacho, Daka.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-2
