The start of the new Premier League season is just over two weeks away and Jurgen Klopp has three remaining fixtures to put his Liverpool players through their paces, starting with Hertha Berlin
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Liverpool take on Hertha Berlin in their second 90-minute fixture of pre-season as they continue their preparations for the fast-approaching Premier League campaign.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds are based at a training camp in the Austrian hills and took on Mainz in their first full friendly, winning 1-0 thanks to Luca Kilian’s late own-goal.
Liverpool have also contested two 30-minute games against Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck and German side Stuttgart, drawing both mini-friendlies 1-1.
The start of the new season is just over two weeks away and Klopp has three remaining fixtures to put his players through their paces.
The Reds will return to Merseyside to face Spanish sides Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna in early August, but first they face another Bundesliga team in Hertha.
Klopp has three remaining pre-season friendlies to finalise his plans for the new season
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What time is Hertha Berlin vs Liverpool?
The fixture is scheduled for the slightly unusual kick-off time of 7:20pm BST on Thursday evening.
The match will be played at the Tivoli Stadion Tirol, which is the home of Liverpool’s previous pre-season opponents Wacker Innsbruck, in western Austria.
Hertha Berlin TV channel and live stream
LFCTV GO have the exclusive broadcast rights for the friendly fixture.
Coverage on the platform will begin at 6:30pm, while those with the relevant subscriptions can also tune in on LFCTV via Sky and Virgin Media.
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Team news
Xherdan Shaqiri and Thiago Alcantara arrived at Liverpool’s base on Wednesday afternoon after they were granted extended holidays following Switzerland and Spain’s campaigns at Euro 2020.
That being said, it seems unlikely Jurgen Klopp will throw the duo back into the fray immediately.
Joel Matip stepped up his return from a major ankle injury to start at centre-back alongside new signing Ibrahima Konate against Mainz.
Trent Alexander-Arnold was also fit enough to start at right-back after overcoming a thigh injury.
But there was no sign of Matip’s defensive colleagues Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, with the duo rehabilitating from long-term knee injuries.
Elsewhere, captain Jordan Henderson is still on holiday after reaching the final of Euro 2020 with England, as are Roberto Firmino, Alisson and Fabinho, who reached the Copa America showpiece with Brazil.
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As such, Caoimhin Kelleher may get the gloves and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could continue in the false-nine role, flanked by Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
But Diogo Jota is pushing for minutes after returning to training and Klopp may opt to start the Portuguese forward at centre-forward.
In midfield, Naby Keita and James Milner look likely to start, while Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott could occupy the third spot.
