Liverpool are gearing up for their next pre-season friendly of the summer. The Reds take on Crystal Palace on Friday afternoon UK time (1:35pm kick-off) as they begin the next leg of their tour of Southeast Asia.
Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered a 4-0 defeat to Manchester United in Thailand on Tuesday. Despite the result, Liverpool boss Klopp was able to give valuable minutes to nearly all of his 37-man travelling squad.
The Reds have now headed from Bangkok to Singapore, where they will face Palace. And shortly after landing, they completed a workout at the Kallang Football Hub.
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And here is a look at some of the things we spotted from the session.
Some absentees
At this early stage of pre-season, players are almost certain to pick up minor injuries as they build up their fitness.
And in the latest session, there were some players who were not pictured taking part. This does not mean they are injured, as they could also be taking part in an individual session away from the main group.
From the latest photos Stefan Bajcetic, Harvey Davies, Luke Chambers, Isaac Mabaya, Melkamu Frauendorf and James Norris were not spotted.
All smiles from Mo
Despite not finding the back of the net against United, Mohamed Salah looked sharp when he was introduced on the hour mark.
In the latest training session, the Egyptian was all smiles with his team-mates. In one of the photos, Salah can be seen raising his arms in celebration while others around him applaud.
The 30-year-old could also be seen having a chat with Curtis Jones, who also featured in the friendly defeat to the Red Devils..
Squad harmony
With the squad in the early days of pre-season and on a tour far from home, team bonding is almost as important as building up fitness.
In several of the photos, some players can be seen having fun by performing piggybacks with their team-mates. Virgil van Dijk had Kostas Tsimikas on his shoulders, while Luis Diaz carried Thiago Alcantara.
Summer signing Darwin Nunez could also be seen giving a piggyback to fellow new recruit Fabio Carvalho.
No sign of Klopp
Among the many photos taken from the session, it appears that Klopp was nowhere to be seen.
Assistant manager Pep Lijnders was pictured giving out instructions to the players, but the boss was not photographed in any of the pictures.
Klopp was snapped disembarking the plane as the Liverpool squad arrived in Singapore - and there is no mention as to why he was seemingly not involved in the training session later in the day. It could well be that the Liverpool manager had off-the-field commitments.
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