Jurgen Klopp has had his issues with referee Craig Pawson in the past and the official will take charge of the season's traditional curtain raiser.
Manchester City and Liverpool 's rivalry will continue at the King Power Stadium on July 30. Wembley is being used for the Women's Euros so is unavailable to host the contest, but one club will look to gain an early moral victory.
Matches between the pair rarely see tensions boil over, but contentious decisions have been given - or not given - over the years. Pawson will be the man tasked with keeping things under control, although Klopp has expressed issues with him before following Liverpool's defeat at West Ham United last term.