Overview

• Liverpool and Preston North End will observe a minute’s silence, wear black armbands and feature renditions of “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone” before kick-off to honour Jota and Silva.
• Florian Wirtz leads a group of six new signings hoping for unofficial debuts against Preston North End today.
• Liverpool’s summer spending has topped £200 million with arrivals such as Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Armin Pecsi strengthening the squad.
• Pre-season was delayed until July 8 and held behind closed doors at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby to allow the team time to grieve.
• Transfer speculation persists around established stars like Luis Díaz and Darwin Núñez as Liverpool balance squad renewal before the September window.