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Jurgen Klopp has named a strong starting team for Liverpool's final pre-season game tonight.
The five players who returned Monday for the week – long training camp at Evian were included for the match against Lyon at the Stade de Genève.
It was Mohamed Salah's first warm-up outings, Roberto Firmino and Alisson Becker, who took a break after an international mission in their respective summer tournaments, while Xherdan Shaqiri and Naby Keita are back after an injury.
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Alisson plays behind a defense that sees Ybader Larouci – fit again after being the victim of a horrible tackle against Sevilla – on the left-back, while Ki-Jana Hoever celebrates the signing of his new contract to long-term with a start on the opposite flank.
Dejan Lovren and Joe Gomez are the central defenders.
Keq is joined in the middle by Shaqiri and Adam Lallana has a first pre-season start since winning in Bradford City.
Salah, meanwhile, starts right, with Firmino in the lead and Harry Wilson offering a chance to impress in a solid front line.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Hoever, Gomez, Lovren, Larouci; Keita, Shaqiri, Lallana; Salah, Firmino, Wilson.
Subtitles: Mignolet, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Brewster, Robertson, Origi, Matip, Lewis, Duncan, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott, Van den Berg, Lonergan.
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