Liverpool will don their new away kit when they kick-off their pre-season against arch rivals Manchester United.
The new strip is inspired by the city’s vibrant music scene, which played a pioneering role in the 90s dance music scene. The largely white top also includes a iridescent, multi-coloured marbled pattern. On the back of the jersey a 97-emblem encased by the eternal flames symbolises though who died in the Hillsborough disaster.
Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson said on the new kit: “We’re excited for the fans to see the new away kit from Nike. It’s not often we get to wear a jersey on the day of the reveal, so it will be a special moment for the squad to show off the new design in our first pre-season fixture.”
The Nike kit is sustainably made and has been constructed with 100% recycled polyester fabric, which is made from recycled plastic bottles. It appears fitting that it will be born for the first time against the Red Devils, such is the historic rivalry between the two teams.
New signing Darwin Nunez was due to wear his new stripes for the first time following his club-record move from Benfica. The forward though now faces a nervous wait regarding his involvement after his training session was cut short on Monday. The Uruguayan was reportedly dealing with blisters and could now miss out.
Liverpool finished 34 points ahead of United last term, putting nine goals past them in their two meetings last night. Now the Red Devils are led by Erik ten Hag and the Dutchman will be looking to show that the gap between the two teams can decrease.
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Klopp said on his side following their near misses last term: "There is no reason for drastic changes, you would have to change drastically if you think specific parts of the team need a drastic change or whatever. Players lost desire or determination, that is not the case I have known them long enough, but you have to change anyway.
"You have to bring in fresh legs, fresh blood, and that’s what we did. It’s not only Sadio who left us, Minamino and Divock Origi left us. One or two players might leave us in this transfer window. With Darwin, Fabio and Calvin we have brought in three really interesting players that change the dynamic of the team, which you need.
"I cannot invent football everyday new and tell the boys by the way last week we played like this week, this week we play like this just to keep them on their toes. We can help ourselves a bit by bringing in new boys and changing the dynamic."
