LIVERPOOL prepare for their Premier League return with a huge Dubai Super Cup friendly against French giants Lyon.
The Reds currently find themselves FIFTEEN points off table-topping Arsenal after having a disastrous start to the season.
Liverpool beat Southampton in their final game before the World Cup break
And injuries to key forwards such as Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota alongside defensive pillar Joel Matip has been a contributing factor to Jurgen Klopp’s side’s inconsistency.
However, the six-time Champions League winners did secure a 3-1 victory over Southampton in their final game before the break.
Furthermore, a warm-up friendly against Lyon gives absentees a chance to regain some fitness in their legs before Boxing Day.
When is Liverpool vs Lyon?
- Liverpool’s mouth-watering friendly with Lyon will take place on Sunday, December 11.
- It is scheduled to get underway from 2pm UK time.
- Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai is the allocated arena for this clash and it can host approximately 15,058 spectators.
- The Reds ran out 3-1 winners when the two sides met in a 2019 club friendlies encounter.
What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?
- Liverpool vs Lyon will be shown LIVE on LFCTV in the UK.
- Viewers also have the option to stream the entire action on LFCTV GO.
- A monthly subscription for LFCTV GO can be purchased for £4.99 or an annual subscription is available for £49.99.
What is the team news?
Jurgen Klopp ended the first half of the season without Naby Keita, Luis Diaz, Joel Matip and Diogo Jota.
But the quartet have been named in Liverpool’s 33-man squad who travelled to Dubai.
However, loanee Arthur Melo will still be unavailable following his ‘really’ serious injury.
Liverpool’s 33-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Adrian, Kelleher, Davies, Mrozek, Pitaluga.
Defenders: Gomez, Tsimikas, Ramsay, Robertson, Matip, Phillips, Chambers, Quansah.
Midfielders: Thiago, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Elliott, Arthur, Clark, Bajcetic, Cain, Corness.
Forwards: Firmino, Salah, Jota, Diaz, Carvalho, Gordon, Frauendorf, Stewart, Doak.
Meanwhile, Lyon boss Laurent Blanc has no fresh injuries concerns to deal with and he also has the option of playing Alexandre Lacazette who knows Liverpool very well from his time at Arsenal.
