Liverpool, July 29 (BNA): Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he will play a friendly a day after the Premier League opener in Fulham next weekend, adding that his players need more match training to deal with the busy schedule in the season 2022-23. .
Reuters reported that Liverpool, who played for Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Leipzig and Salzburg during pre-season, will face Manchester City in the Community Shield at King Power Stadium in Leicester on Saturday.
The team will host Strasbourg in a friendly match at Anfield on Sunday and begin their league campaign against Fulham on August 6.
Klopp said Liverpool would play another friendly match the next day against opponents who have not yet been identified to speed up the players for the new season, which starts earlier than usual due to the World Cup in Qatar in November and December.
“The situation is that (Saturday) is a very important match but we still have to prepare (for a season) so we can’t ignore that,” Klopp told reporters on Thursday.
“We played last night against Salzburg, we lost 1-0. We trained the day before, very intense… I can’t ignore the fact that after this important game (Community Shield) there is a season coming up. So we have to extend the pre-season to the season. .
“From mid-August, I think we play every three days, so there’s no time to train. So we try to do the right things and the schedule is always a challenge, that’s how it is.”
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and striker Diogo Jota will miss Saturday’s match against City as they continue to recover from injuries.
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