Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk to miss Liverpool’s friendly with Leeds United
Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk will not play in Liverpool’s pre-season friendly against Leeds United. None of the three have featured in any of Liverpool’s pre-season fixtures so far.
Liverpool have completed several pre-season matches in the current preparation period, yet the trio of high-profile players have not registered any minutes during those games. The absence of Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk from match action has been consistent throughout the club’s warm-up schedule. Their non-participation is confirmed in relation to the scheduled friendly with Leeds United.
Cody Gakpo’s name has not appeared on team sheets in Liverpool’s preparatory fixtures to date. The Dutch forward, listed among the club’s senior attacking options, remains without game time during the pre-season period. That lack of involvement extends through the encounter with Leeds United.
Alexis Mac Allister has likewise not been used in any of the Reds’ pre-season matches so far. The midfielder’s absence from these games is part of the same pattern affecting other established starters. As with his teammates, Mac Allister will not participate in the Liverpool versus Leeds friendly.
Virgil van Dijk is also among those who have not taken the field in Liverpool’s pre-season programme to this point. The defender’s non-appearance mirrors the situation with Mac Allister and Gakpo across the club’s preparatory fixtures. Van Dijk will therefore not feature in the upcoming friendly against Leeds United.
Across the squad, these three players stand out for their lack of pre-season minutes compared with other members of the group. Their absence from all of Liverpool’s warm-up matches so far is a clear and recurring fact in this campaign’s preparation phase. That status remains unchanged for the match with Leeds United.
The record shows that Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk have not played in any of Liverpool’s pre-season games and will miss the friendly against Leeds United.
