Liverpool v AS Monaco: Full lineups confirmed for Anfield friendly
Liverpool will host AS Monaco at Anfield tonight in a pre-season friendly, with both clubs publishing their confirmed starting XIs and substitutes ahead of kick-off.
Andoni Iraola will take charge of his first home game as Liverpool’s manager after replacing Arne Slot earlier in the summer; since his arrival he has overseen three matches in the United States as the Reds prepared overseas, picking up victories against Sunderland and Wrexham and suffering a 4-2 loss to Leeds United in the final game of that U.S. tour. Iraola suffered his first defeat despite his side leading by two goals at the interval, with the club coverage describing the second half as a disastrous performance.
Liverpool’s named starting XI is: Alisson Becker; Frimpong; Ndukwe; Van Dijk; Tsimikas; Szoboszlai; Gravenberch; Koumas; Wirtz; Gakpo; Isak. Their substitutes are listed as: Davies; Mamardashvili; Luke Chambers; Ramsay; Kerkez; Endo; McConneli; Nyoni; Elliot; Morrison; Chiesa; Munoz; Ngumoha. The club shared the lineup on social media, including a tweet with an image (pic.twitter.com/2cOYRbzUEN).
AS Monaco’s starting XI is: Hradecky; Vanderson; Die;, Sane; Nazinho; Cabral; Camara; Golovin; Detourbet; Biereth; Abline. Their bench contains: Kohn; Lienard; Kehrer; Mawissa; Teze; Nibombe; Mamadou Coulibaly; Ilane Toure; Idumbo; Brunner; Aymen; Assab; Safouane Benzhra; Oumar Konate; Anis Soubeir. The match coverage identifies Hradecky as Monaco’s goalkeeper for the friendly.
Monaco are led by former Chelsea left-back Filipe Luis and arrive at Anfield with mixed pre-season results, having defeated Getafe and Saint Priest while losing to Sporting and drawing with Cercle Brugge. The match preview noted that Iraola will want his Liverpool players to show a lot of intensity and offensive effort to quickly win over the Anfield supporters, and that Liverpool will be eager to respond to last weekend’s disappointment now that they are back at home.
The pre-season friendly is scheduled to be played at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool tonight.
