Less than 24 hours after Liverpool marked the start of the new domestic season by beating Manchester City in the Community Shield, albeit at the unusual venue of the King Power Stadium, Jurgen Klopp's men will play hosts to Ligue 1 side Strasbourg at Anfield.
Two games in two days would usually seem like a wild thing for any manager to decide upon, but because of how short this summer's pre-season was due to the World Cup in Qatar kicking off in winter, teams have been short-changed in their preparations for the new campaign.
Which has seen Klopp the friendly in a bid to give those who didn't feature against Manchester City on Saturday evening the necessary game time ahead of the new season.