BEHIND-CLOSED-DOORS FRIENDLY MATCH —LIVERPOOL VS ATHLETIC BILBAO

Liverpool XIs vs Athletic Club: Predicted lineups, confirmed team news, injury latest for two friendlies

The Reds will take on the Bilbao side twice on Monday evening

Home: Arne Slot & Co. are back at Anfield

Liverpool could be without Alisson for Monday’s friendly double-header against Athletic Club.

The goalkeeper was absent from Liverpool’s win over Yokohama Marinos due to “private reasons,” and has returned to Brazil, so his involvement on Monday is not expected.

With the squad back in England, Federico Chiesa could be back in contention after missing the tour of Asia with a muscular issue. Gomez remains sidelined with an Achilles injury suffered in training last month.

Head coach Arne Slot will be tempted to field a stronger line-up in one of the games, with Monday’s two games the squad’s last before facing Crystal Palace in the Community Shield at Wembley.

Conor Bradley appears to have the starting berth at right-back his own for now, and he started alongside Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Milos Kerkez against Yokohama FM for what Slot could consider his first-choice back four.

Elsewhere, summer signings Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz should also get the nod, with Mohamed Salah on the right.

There is a question to be made in midfield as Alexis Mac Allister returned against the Japanese side after a small fitness concern.

The likes of Curtis Jones, Wataru Endo, Andrew Robertson and pre-season starlets Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni will also be looking for more minutes.