Liverpool’s Pre-Season Opener Marked by Emotion and ExpectationLiverpool’s return to the pitch for their first pre-season fixture comes under a cloud of emotion and transition, as they face

Liverpool handed £29million new boy Girogi Mamardashvili his debut against Championship club Preston North End, with the giant goalkeeper the only one of six new arrivals to start the game at Deepdale,

Florian Wirtz, the club record £116million signing from Bayer Leverkusen, is among several players not included, along with skipper Virgil van Dijk, defender Ibrahima Konate, midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and winger Luis Diaz.

Florian Wirtz has completed his club-record transfer to Liverpool, but supporters will have to wait to see the German don the club's new Adidas jersey for the new season