Jeremy Jacquet will not make his Liverpool debut in tonight’s pre-season friendly against Sunderland.
The Frenchman, who officially joined Liverpool from Rennes this summer, has recovered from shoulder surgery but will not feature in Nashville as a precaution.
The Reds will be without a number of other players due to lingering injury worries, while various others are yet to join up after featuring at the World Cup.
Among those still carrying injuries from last season are Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Conor Bradley (knee) and Giovanni Leoni (ACL). Andoni Iraola has said none of the three are close to a comeback.
So too are Wataru Endo and Stefan Bajcetic, though they are with the squad in America and taking part in partial team training.
Eight players remain on holiday after competing at the World Cup, including finalists Alexis Mac Allister and Victor Munoz. Alisson, Cody Gakpo, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Alexander Isak and Ryan Gravenberch all have yet to join up.
Iraola does have 31 players at his disposal here, though, and it is entirely possible that two unique teams are used in either half, starting with the stronger side.
Giorgi Mamardashvili will start between the sticks. Jeremie Frimpong and Kostas Tsimikas are the full-backs, with Joe Gomez as captain as he is joined in the middle of defence by Mor Talla Ndiaye.
The midfield sees Curtis Jones, who has been credibly linked with a move away from Anfield this summer, join Harvey Elliott and James McConnell.
With so many forwards unavailable, the front three is something of an unknown quantity.
Rio Ngumoha gets the nod off one flank, with Kieran Morrison on the other. Leading the line is Will Wright.
Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili, Frimpong, Gomez, N’Diaye, Tsimikas, Jones, Elliott, McConnell, Ngumoha, Wright, Morrison
Subs: Woodman, Davies, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Chiesa, Abe, Nyoni, Chambers, Ramsay, Scanlon, Koumas, Sonni-Lambie, Ndukwe
Injured: Ekitike, Bradley, Leoni, Endo
Unavailable: Alisson, Gakpo, Van Dijk, Mac Allister, Isak, Gravenberch, Wirtz, Munoz
Time and date: 11pm BST on Saturday July 25, 2026
Venue: Geodis Park, Nashville
