Arne Slot has named his Liverpool starting XI for the final game of the club’s pre-season tour in Asia, with Hugo Ekitike leading the line against Yokohama F. Marinos.
The Reds are back in action just days after facing AC Milan in Hong Kong, this time taking on J1 League side Yokohama at the Nissan Stadium in Tokyo.
Giorgi Mamardashvili starts in goal, stepping up again after Alisson Becker returned home due to a personal matter.
Conor Bradley and Milos Kerkez are named as the full-backs, with Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk continuing their partnership at centre-back.
Ryan Gravenberch anchors the midfield, supported by Dominik Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz further forward.
In attack, Ekitike makes his first start since joining the squad, lining up alongside Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo.
The Dutch manager is expected to make several changes in the second half of the game. The bench includes Alexis Mac Allister, Jeremie Frimpong, Wataru Endo and Darwin Nunez, among others.
Liverpool XI vs Yokohama F. Marinos:
Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike
Substitutes: Woodman, Pecsi, Tsimikas, Robertson, Frimpong, Endo, Mac Allister, Jones, Morton, Stephenson, Nyoni, Elliott, Ngumoha, Nunez
