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Liverpool take on Manchester City in the Community Shield this afternoon and the match could be as big a signpost as any as to how the two sides will line up in Gameweek 1.

Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) both make their first starts of pre-season for the Reds and are joined by Divock Origi (£5.5m) in the front three.

Sadio Mane (£11.5m) is yet to return following his involvement with Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Alisson (£6.0m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m), Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) all unsurprisingly feature in the Liverpool backline but Joe Gomez (£5.5m) has been given the nod over Joel Matip (£5.5m) to partner van Dijk at centre-half.

James Milner (£5.5m) is ruled out as a precaution due to a tight muscle.

There are no huge shocks in the Manchester City starting XI, with Aymeric Laporte (£6.5m) missing out through injury as expected.

Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) and Ederson (£6.0m) are only among the substitutes after their late return from the Copa America.

Raheem Sterling (£12.0m) again leads the line for the Citizens and will be flanked by Leroy Sane (£9.5m) and Bernardo Silva (£8.0m).

Kevin De Bruyne (£9.5m) is part of City’s central midfield three, while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) starts again at left-back.

Kick-off at Wembley is at 15:00 BST.

 

  1. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Annoying that. Sane was looking sharp

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    LOL at Sterling less teams......

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Won't be for long though.

    2. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Wont be many now

    3. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      No-one has selected a match-day team yet!

  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Allisson back to his old self

  4. Unliklinho
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Awful goalkeeping, but Salah plays them onside

  5. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A goal was scored and you'd think the crowd was reacting to a step over... so quiet

  6. HamezMace
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone remember the last time Liverpool kept a clean sheet?

    1. ENZO SZN™
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      The final?

      1. HamezMace
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        To be fair, they also shut out Tranmere a few weeks ago too

  7. noahzark22
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    still not getting sterling in

    1. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      No shame in being ranked outside the top million. Have fun x

  8. ENZO SZN™
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    TAA Robbo get out. Sterling TC

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      David Silva IN

  9. Tambling5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Please comment on my team, which has a couple of ‘differentials’
    Ederson (Button)
    VVD, Robbo, Zinch, Pereira (Kelly)
    Salah, KDB, Perez, Pereyra, (Dendoncker)
    Kane, King (Greenwood).
    Thank you

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Prefer Digne to Periera and not a fan of Pereyra either.

      Otherwise it’s template

    2. the divine ponytail
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Who are the differentials?

      1. Tambling5
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Sorry if misused game jargon. I hadn’t seen either Pereira picked in many teams.

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Liverpool look pretty bad

  11. Daniel Exeter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Most serious players already had Sterling, the goal doesn’t change that

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Loosen up a little fella

      1. Daniel Exeter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Ha sorry didn’t mean it to come across salty

  12. Jealous Viper
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    City looking fluid

  13. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling playing LW now

  14. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    KDB assist the assister 😎

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      As he probably will do plenty of timed this season.

  15. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    KDB is the man this season if he stays injury free

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      You’ll find it’s still Sterling

  16. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Mignolet will be starting GW1 if Allison keeps this up

  17. jungle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Would be a lot easier choosing if Aguero came on now rather than Jesus

  18. Dele
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Hmmm time to remove Robbo and VVD from my team.

  19. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Salah almost

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Salah misses another chance

    Greedy

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      What I like to hear.

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Salah toyed with Zinchenko there.

  22. IRBOX ⚽
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Salah post. Rinsed Zinchenko

  23. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Salah and Sterling looking good... 😀

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      This is new information

  24. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    It shouldn’t have taken a goal today to convince you to get Sterling.

  25. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling a shoe in for top fpl player this season imo.

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      And David Silva

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Allison save

    Liverpool defence all over the shop

  27. Dele
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Vintage Lucas Moura, great goal.

  28. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Come on city, come on city

  29. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Any news on Laporte?

  30. balint84
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    just two questions
    A) Dropping Siggy for LucasMoura worth?
    B) Is Vertonghen not safe because of Sanchez? Toby A on bench