Florian Wirtz has not been included in the Liverpool squad as the Premier League champions begin their pre-season campaign at Preston North End today.Wirtz joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in a

New Liverpool signing Florian Wirtz is in line to make his first appearance for the Reds on what will be an emotional day at Deepdale. Liverpool face Preston in their first pre-season friendly of the summer and their first game since the death of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

Liverpool take on Preston North End in the opening pre-season friendly today, with the Reds naming a strong team for the Deepdale clash this afternoon

Liverpool will still be sporting last season's Premier League-winning jersey when they return to action at Preston North End in pre-season - and it is for a peculiar reason

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