Overview

• Giorgi Mamardashvili joined Liverpool full-time this summer after a £29 million move from Valencia and a season-long loan at the Spanish club.
• The 23-year-old gained significant pre-season minutes when Alisson Becker left the Far East tour to be with his wife during her surgery.
• Alisson returned to training on August 6 and is expected to start in Sunday’s Community Shield against Crystal Palace.
• Former Reds goalkeepers David James and Sander Westerveld stress that Mamardashvili must be patient and will likely earn his first senior appearances in cup competitions.
• Manager Arne Slot’s rotation policy, driven by a heavy fixture load and Alisson’s recent injury history, underpins the strategy for integrating the Georgian through cup fixtures.