Liverpool faces Milan’s first of two preseason matches at 50,000-capacity Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong on Saturday.
Midfielder Florian Wirtz has won Bayer Leverkusen’s Reds for the first time, which could be featured to the British record, while forward Hugo Ekitike did not involve £69m forward Hugo Ekitike.
The game is Max Allegri’s second time in charge of Rossoneri. The 57-year-old is the club’s 2010/11 Italian champion, and Juventus has won five Serie A and Italian titles since the end of his first domination in 2014.
101greatgoals.com brings you the Liverpool squad against Milan, as well as detailed information on how to watch the match and Premier League preseason.
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Liverpool’s lineup vs AC Milan
Top goalkeepers Alisson Becker and Virgil Van Dijk were among the players Liverpool won 3-1 3-1 last Sunday in Preston North End.
Wirtz also played in the roster, and Winger Harvey Elliott also played after playing the lead role in the win under the English Euro under 21 in June.
Defensive midfielder Tyler Morton is also a big part of the Young Lions and starts with 16-year-old winger or attacking midfielder Rio Ngumoha.
Ekitike is not on the matchday team, and last season’s Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah started offense.
Centre-back Joe Gomez did not travel due to injury, while Alexis Mac Allister is still recovering from issues that lasted from the end of the anniversary until the end of 2024/25.
Liverpool starts: Arison; Stephenson, Morton, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Elliott; Sarah
Liverpool Submarine: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Bradley, Frimpong, Kerkez, Konate, Tsimikas, Jones, Nyoni, Doak, Gakpo
Milan’s lineup and Liverpool
Italy and former Empoli midfielder Samuele Ricci started again for Milan, adding a £21.7 million fee from Torino earlier this month.
Belgian winger Alexis Saelemaekers is also in the XI, returning after loan at Roma last season, contributing seven goals and five assists in Serie A.
Davide Bartesaghi, a 19-year-old Italian International, has not made his debut yet – Captain America Christian Pulisic has also begun.
According to Gazzetta Dello Sport, new manager Max Allegri trained 5-4-1 on defense and 4-4-2 on attack, centered on Rafael Leao.
Legendary Real Madrid and Croatian midfielder Luka Modric joined Milan for the first year last week but was not involved.
Wideman Pervis Estupinan is on the bench after arriving from Brighton & Hove Albion this week.
Milan starts: Maignan; Tomori, Thiaw, Pavlović; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Ricci, Loftus-Cheek, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leão
submarine: P. Terracciano, Torriani, Duțu, Estupinan, Gabbia, Jimenez, Magni, F. Terracciano, Bondo, Comotto, Musah, Musah, Chukwueze, Colombo, Liberali, Liberali, Okafor, Okafor
Liverpool and Milan are on TV? How to watch live streams online
Saturday’s kickoff time was 12:30 BST (07:30 ET / 04:30 PT), and live coverage of all red videos in the UK, which was free for a month and then priced at £4.99 per month.
Milan TV plays games through Amazon Prime video, with a monthly price of €3.99 and a free trial of 15 days.
Liverpool Preseason 2025/26
July 23 against AC Milan (Singapore)
July 27 with Newcastle (Singapore)
July 31 against the Spurs (Hong Kong)
August 5 vs. Villarreal (H)
August 9 with Sports Club (H)
Statistics between Liverpool and Milan
- Liverpool won four of five competition meetings between the two teams, including the last three
- Both sides score in every game
- The Reds won 19 games and won 6 games, lost 18 games against Italian clubs, scoring 57 goals and admitting 52 goals
- Milan has won 13 wins, lost 19 of 19 matches against British opponents, scoring 50 goals and admitting 59
- Liverpool’s 3-1 home defeat in last season’s Champions League was their ninth loss in 14 such matches, drawing three times and winning two
- Liverpool won five of its final six matches against Italy outside England
- Including friendly matches, Liverpool scored nine straight games since defeating Plymouth Argyle 1-0 in the FA Cup fourth round on February 9
- Milan scored 10 of 10 of the previous 11 games before a friendly defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday, with the exception of their 1-0 Coppa Italy ended up losing to Bologna
- Mike Maignan and Youssouf Fofana of Milan are Ibrahim Konath of France and Liverpool
- Milan striker Noah Okafor and Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai play together in Salzburg on 21/2020
Liverpool Preseason 2025/26
July 26 against Milan (Hong Kong)
July 30 with Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)
August 4 with Sports Club (H)
August 10 vs. Crystal Palace (FA Community Shield, Wembley Stadium)
When will Liverpool’s 2025/26 Premier League season start?
The first round of the Premier League in 2025/26 will be held on the weekend of August 16, 2025, with Liverpool starting the action at home at Bournemouth on Friday, August 15 at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT).
The match with one of the surprise packages for 2024/25 is being exhibited live in the UK, at Sky Sports Premier League, Ultra and Main Event.
The final round of the season will all start on May 24, 2026. There will be no rounds between each other and there will be no matches on December 24.
How to watch Liverpool on TV: Sky Sports
Prices for Sky Sports and TNT Sports vary. VIA Now TV, Sky Sports’ daily membership costs £14.99, £26 per month for six months, £34.99 per month, no contract.
Sky Sports membership includes access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live and dedicated channels.
How to watch Liverpool on TNT Sports
According to BT, TNT Sports buys £20 per month in broadband packaging, or £30.99 per month without a contract.
These prices include Discovery+ Premium, which provides access to thousands of exclusive shows and original works.
Liverpool Live: How to watch games online
Both broadcasters have dedicated apps that allow fans to stream games: Skygo for Sky Sports and Discovery+ TNT Sports.
Both applications are available on a variety of devices.
