Liverpool vs Darmstadt – Pre-season friendly: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction

Liverpool’s frantic pre-season ends on Monday night with a friendly against Bundesliga side Darmstadt.

The Reds have scored 15 goals in their four other summer matches to this point, conceding ten in that same timespan. It paints a nice picture of their problems over the last 12 months, despite adding big-name signings this transfer window.

Darmstadt will be the fourth German team that Liverpool will have faced this summer. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Monday’s meeting.

This will be the first meeting between Liverpool and Darmstadt.

Liverpool have been handed some rather timely injury boosts on the eve of the new season.

Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic have stepped up their respective recoveries, though are unlikely to feature before the start of the Premier League campaign.

Alexis Mac Allister picked up a knock early on in the Reds’ 4-3 loss to Bayern Munich in Singapore and is expected to be fit enough to return.

Questions remain over how Liverpool will replace Fabinho internally, with Curtis Jones beginning the Bayern defeat as the holding midfielder and likely to play that role again here.

Liverpool predicted lineup (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz

Jurgen Klopp’s men have been in scintilating form in front of goal this summer and they will be licking their lips at the chance to play opposition like Darmstadt.

That said, Darmstadt had to battle their way through a competitive 2. Bundesliga in order to secure promotion at the end of last season and will put up a fight in the knowledge that this Liverpool side are there to be got at.

Expect plenty of goals at Deepdale this Monday evening.

Score prediction: Liverpool 5-2 Darmstadt

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