It is Italian opposition today in the form of Bologna,
two 60-minute matches with two different teams on show.
In terms of game one, headline team news is that Virgil van Dijk comes in from the off,
in what is an old-school-looking back four for the Reds.
Caoimhin Kelleher is in goal,
but the back four is Andy Robertson, Van Dijk, Joel Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Interesting!
Can you write the questions down, please?
Jürgen, it feels like a very long time since we started with this back four,
how big of a boost is it to have these guys in from the off for a game?
Yeah, helpful, and in the other line-up Joe and Ibou are available, so...
Neco and Kostas, so that's very good.
Rhys and Nat are fit, so it's all good at the moment.
It will be interesting.
Thank you.
Yes, come on!
Come on, come on!
APPLAUSE
James, thanks for you time, sporting a few war wounds post-match,
what did you make of the team's runout today?
Yeah, I thought it was mostly pretty good, obviously it's still pre-season
but I thought we went up another level in terms of the way we worked.
We worked on the pressing yesterday in training and both goals came from that,
so I think that shows the work we're doing is paying off.
Liverpool's three Brazilians only rejoined training on Sunday,
speaking to Jürgen Klopp he said he planned to have them feature today,
and he's been good to his word.
All three are involved from the off for game two against Bologna,
that means starts for Alisson Becker and Fabinho
on the back of those new long-term contracts agreed this week,
and a start for Roberto Firmino as well, who captains the side today.
Come on, come on!
Kostas, Kostas!
Bravo, va bene.
APPLAUSE
I liked the way we scored the goals.
The opponent, they hated it,
because they lost the ball easy. I don't think it was easy, it was just that we forced them.
When we had the right speed for our passing and kept them running,
it looks really good, in the second game especially.
So, all fine.
- Jürgen thanks for your time. - Welcome.