Liverpool vs Lyon LIVE: 2019 pre-season friendly as it happened - Firmino, Wilson score in 3-1 win
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Liverpool ended their pre-season schedule on a high as they came from behind to beat Lyon 3-1 in Geneva.
The Reds ended a four-game winless run to earn a timely confidence boost ahead of their Community Shield meeting with Manchester City this weekend.
Perhaps more importantly, Mohamed Salah, Alisson Becker and Roberto Firmino picked up their first minutes since returning from extended breaks necessitated by summer tournaments.
Xherdan Shaqiri and Naby Keita also provided a boost for Jurgen Klopp in featuring having recently recovered from calf and adductor injuries respectively.
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UK viewers can watch Liverpool vs Lyon live on LFC TV, the club's official television channel.
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Liverpool vs Lyon lineup and team news
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Hoever, Gomez, Lovren, Larouci, Keita, Shaqiri, Lallana, Wilson, Salah, Firmino.
Subs: Mignolet, Lonergan, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Brewster, Robertson, Origi, Matip, Lewis, Duncan, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott, Van den Berg
Mo Salah, Alisson and Firmino are among the big names restored to the Liverpool lineup for the first time since representing their countries at international tournaments this summer.
Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri have overcome adductor and calf injuries respectively to start as well.
Sadio Mane is the only big hitter to miss out, the Senegalese having been given an extended break after helping his nation to the Africa Cup of Nations final.
Liverpool squad: Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Brewster, Duncan, Elliott, Fabinho, Firmino, Gomez, Henderson, Hoever, Keita, Lallana, Larouci, Lewis, Lonergan, Lovren, Matip, Mignolet, Milner, Ojrzynski, Origi, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Robertson, Salah, Shaqiri, Van den Berg, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Wilson.
Prediction: Liverpool 2-2 Lyon
Sunday's 2-1 win over Lyon will see Lyon full of confidence on Wednesday, while Liverpool must recover from that wake-up call vs Napoli.
Expect goals at either end in what could prove to be a high-scoring draw - though the likes of Salah, Alisson and Firmino returning could just about tip the balance.
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The players emerge from the tunnel at Stade Geneve and we are closing in on kick-off.
Plenty of Reds in the crowd to greet the European champions.
'Be courageous'
Champions League hero Divock Origi has been speaking to LFCTV about the manager's instructions for this evening's game.
He said: "To make the last step, be courageous, brave, but most of all to play Liverpool football."
Lyon announce team
The starting XI for Liverpool's opponents this evening has been confirmed.
Lyon: Lopes, Dubois, Andersen, Denayer, Marcal, Thiago Mendes, Aouar, Jean Lucas, Traore, Dembele, Memphis.
New Liverpool deal for Hoever
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Liverpool youngster Ki-Jana Hoever has signed his first professional contract with the club.
The Dutchman joined the Reds from hometown club Ajax in September 2018, and has made a big impression on manager Jurgen Klopp since arriving.
Having shone for the club's academy teams in his earliest outings on Merseyside, Hoever was quickly called up train with the senior side at Melwood.
That led to a first-team debut at the age of just 16 years and 354 days, which came as he replaced Dejan Lovren during an FA Cup third round tie at Wolves in January.
Hoever has failed to add a senior appearance since but is expected to be based at Melwood full-time during the coming campaign.
On his new deal and aims for the season, the 17-year-old said: “I’m really happy to have signed here.
“I need to be realistic. I hope to make some minutes in the first team this year, of course, but I know that I will probably play more games for the U23s.
"I will just train hard with the first team, show them what I can do and if there is a chance, I will be ready. That’s what I am hoping for.
“I still need to learn a lot of things. I am still 17, so I just need to keep doing what I am doing to get better at the things that can be better.
“It’s a lot of trust from the club to let me sign this new contract. I will try to do them proud and show what I can do for this club – and I hope these are not the last few years I play here.”
Larouci fit again
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That aforementioned quintet do indeed return for Liverpool, while young Dutch defender Ki-Jana Hoever also starts after confirmation of his new long-term contract.
Harry Wilson completes that front three with Sadio Mane still on holiday after the Africa Cup of Nations.
Yasser Larouci is back in action after being on the receiving end of that shocking challenge from Sevilla defender Joris Gnagnon at Fenway Park nine days ago.
Team news
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Hoever, Gomez, Lovren, Larouci, Keita, Shaqiri, Lallana, Wilson, Salah, Firmino
Subs: Mignolet, Lonergan, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Brewster, Robertson, Origi, Matip, Lewis, Duncan, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott, Van den Berg
Key trio return in Geneva
Liverpool have confirmed that Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Alisson Becker will all start against Lyon this evening along with the fit-again Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri.
Full team news to come shortly.
Liverpool dominate Fifa's The Best nominations as Sterling misses out
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Liverpool dominated Fifa's nominees for The Best men's player award with Raheem Sterling a notable snub as the 10-man shortlist was announced on Wednesday.
The European champions boasted four names as captain Virgil van Dijk was joined by forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane made the cut.
Usual suspects Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the Nations League with Portugal, and Lionel Messi, another Liga title winner with Barcelona.
Sterling, however, was missing despite a stellar season with Manchester City as they become the first club to win the Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup in the same campaign.
Tottenham talisman Harry Kane did make the list despite an injury-hit campaign. Kylian Mbappe was included after another fine season with Paris Saint-Germain.
Dutch wonderkids Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt, now of Barcelona and Juventus respectively, are in after helping Ajax to the Eredivisie crown and within seconds of the Champions League final.
Jurgen Klopp was nominated for best men's coach, along with Mauricio Pochettino and Pep Guardiola and others.
England's Ellen White and Lucy Bronze are among the nominees for best women's player, while Lionesses boss Phil Neville is on the women's coach shortlist.
Fulham hope Liverpool will be ordered to pay £10m for Elliott
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Fulham hope Liverpool will be ordered to pay a record tribunal fee of more than £10million for 16-year-old sensation Harvey Elliott.
Elliott signed for Liverpool after rejecting a scholarship at Fulham and his transfer fee is expected be decided by a tribunal after the two clubs failed to reach an agreement.
Fulham want a compensation package which includes an upfront payment and a percentage of any profit Liverpool make on the sale of the midfielder, who became the youngest ever Premier League player last season.
The record fee for a tribunal involved striker Danny Ings when he moved from Burnley to Liverpool in 2015. In that case, Liverpool were ordered to pay £6.5m plus £1.5m in add-ons, plus 20 per cent of the profit they made on his £20m transfer to Southampton last year.
Fulham are pushing for compensation for Elliott, who made his Liverpool debut on Sunday, which would exceed that.
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