Liverpool 2019 season: Friendlies, transfers, rumours & Premier League fixtures

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Liverpool players will surely be wondering what more they can do when they attempt to improve upon their last campaign in 2019-20.

Jurgen Klopp's job involves rallying his squad to go again after a season that saw them miss out on Premier League glory despite amassing a remarkable 97 points and that unenviable task gets under way in earnest in early July.

The Reds won their sixth Champions League title, but their performance in the domestic cups left plenty to be desired and they will be eager to improve on those fronts this coming season having watched rivals Manchester City achieve an unprecedented treble.

Ahead of the upcoming campaign, Goal takes a look at Liverpool's pre-season friendly schedule, the club's transfer activity and when their Premier League push begins again.

Liverpool pre-season fixtures

Date Match Time (UK / US ET) Venue
Jul 11 Tranmere Rovers 0-6 Liverpool 7:30pm / 2:30pm Prenton Park, Birkenhead
Jul 14 Bradford City 1-3 Liverpool 3pm / 10am Valley Park, Bradford
Jul 19 Liverpool 2-3 Borussia Dortmund 1am / 8pm Notre Dame Stadium, Indiana
Jul 21 Liverpool 1-2 Sevilla 11pm / 6pm Fenway Park, Boston
Jul 24 Liverpool 2-2 Sporting 1am / 8pm Yankee Stadium, New York
Jul 28 Liverpool 0-3 Napoli 5pm / 12pm Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Jul 31 Liverpool 3-1 Lyon 6pm / 1pm Stade de Geneve, Geneva
Aug 4 Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City* (5-4 pens.) 3pm / 10am Wembley Stadium, London

*2019 Community Shield

Liverpool kicked off their pre-season preparations with games in mid July against Tranmere Rovers and Bradford City before making their way across the Atlantic for a tour of the United States.

Klopp's former club Borussia Dortmund were the first Stateside opponent and that game took place in Notre Dame Stadium on July 19. Three days later it was La Liga opposition, with a clash against Sevilla in Boston on July 21.

The Reds then made a trip to New York to play Sporting on July 24 before returning to the UK four days later for a game against Serie A giants Napoli at Edinburgh's Murrayfield - the home of Scottish rugby.

A clash against Ligue 1 giants Lyon takes place in Geneva on July 31 before Liverpool lock horns with familiar foes Manchester City at the beginning of August for in the Community Shield - the official curtain-raiser for the English club season.

They had been scheduled to face Bundesliga side Schalke, but the game has been cancelled due to the earlier date on which the Reds open their league campaign.

Liverpool 2019-20 transfer activity

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Having spent big money in recent years to bring in players such as Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, the summer of 2019 is set to be a relatively quiet transfer window for Liverpool.

The squad that Klopp has built is a formidable one, which the 2018-19 campaign showed, and accordingly, the German coach is under no great pressure to strengthen too much.

A forward, to take pressure off Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, is high on the agenda when it comes to areas in need of bolstering. The likes of Timo Werner and James Maddison have been linked.

There will certainly be a number of first-team departures, however, with Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno leaving for free, while Nathaniel Clyne and Danny Ings will also be heading through the exit door.

Transfer activity in

Position Player Transferred from Fee Date
DF Sepp van den Berg PEC Zwolle £1.3m Jul 1
FW Harvey Elliott Fulham Undisc. Jul 28

Transfer activity out

Position Player Transferred to Fee Date
DF Alberto Moreno Released Free Jun 30
FW Daniel Sturridge Released Free Jun 30
DF Conor Randall Released Free Jun 30
GK Adam Bogdan Released Free Jun 30
FW Danny Ings Southampton £20m Jul 1
FW Sheyi Ojo Rangers Loan Jul 1
MF Allan Fluminense Loan Jul 1
MF Marko Grujic Hertha Berlin Loan Jul 1
MF Rafael Camacho Sporting £5m Jul 1
GK Kamil Grabara Huddersfield Town Loan Jul 15
GK Simon Mignolet Brugge  £8m Aug 4
FW Harry Wilson Bournemouth Loan Aug 6

Liverpool 2019-20 Premier League fixtures

Liverpool kicked off their 2019-20 Premier League campaign at Anfield on August 9 against newly promoted Norwich City.

The Reds face Manchester United for the first time in the season on October 19, with a repeat of last season's Champions League final in store against Tottenham the week after. Klopp's side lock horns with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City at Anfield on November 9.

The first Merseyside derby of the season against Everton is set to take place at Anfield on December 4, with the Toffees hosting the return fixture next March.

Liverpool 2019-20 squad numbers

No. Pos Player
1 GK Alisson
2 DF Nathaniel Clyne
3 MF Fabinho
4 DF Virgil van Dijk
5 MF Georginio Wijnaldum
6 DF Dejan Lovren
7 MF James Milner
8 MF Naby Keita
9 FW Roberto Firmino
10 FW Sadio Mane
11 FW Mohamed Salah
12 DF Joe Gomez
13 GK Adrian
14 MF Jordan Henderson
15 MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
20 MF Adam Lallana
23 MF Xherdan Shaqiri
24 FW Rhian Brewster
26 DF Andrew Robertson
27 FW Divock Origi
32 DF Joel Matip
40 MF Ryan Kent
48 MF Curtis Jones
51 DF Ki-Jana Hoever
62 GK Caoimhin Keller
65 DF Yasser Larouci
66 DF Trent Alexander-Arnold
67 MF Harvey Elliott
72 DF Sepp van den Berg

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