Match today: Liverpool vs Leipzig 21-07-2022 friendly match

The pre-season heavyweight showdown takes place at the Red Bull Arena on Thursday night, with RB Leipzig facing Liverpool in a friendly match. Domenico Tedesco's side beat Southampton 3-1 last time out, while the Reds claimed their first win of the pre-season over Crystal Palace. The new campaign. After scoring goals and making them for fun last season, Christopher Nkunku lured several European clubs but was eventually chosen to renew his contract with Leipzig, who has been fairly quiet in terms of income so far. Xavier Schlager is the host's takeover so far, joining from Wolfsburg for €12m (£10.2m), while Huang Hee-chan and Tyler Adams have left the club on permanent deals to head to the Premier League with Wolverhampton Wanderers. and Leeds United, respectively.

Konrad Laimer and Brian Bruby appear to be next out the door amid rumors of a move to Bayern Munich and Ajax respectively, but the duo were at least able to play a part in the recent friendly victory over Southampton as Tedesco's men started their squad. Summer in a perfect way. Angelino, Emil Forsberg and Elix Moriba scored the goal alongside Adam Armstrong's consolation in the 3-1 win over De Rutten Paulin, who ended his pre-season preparations against Liverpool before participating in the German Super Cup with Bayern Munich on July 30. RB Leipzig and Liverpool previously met in the round of 16 of The 2020-21 Champions League, in which the Reds scored a 4-0 aggregate success to advance to the quarter-finals, with Salah and Sadio Mane soon to be familiar opponents for RB Leipzig - both scoring two goals each.

Manchester United got their revenge on Liverpool by scoring four unanswered goals against Jurgen Klopp's side from Series Two in Bangkok, but the familiar-looking Reds secured a convincing victory against Crystal Palace in Singapore. Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah were both on target as Liverpool clinched their first win of the summer bid, and the FA Cup and FA Cup holders still have two flights left before another quest for glory in the Premier League begins. Red Bull Salzburg wait at their Red Bull Arena in Austria later this month before Ligue 1 side Strasbourg visit Anfield on July 31 - a day after Klopp led his men in the Community Shield against Manchester City. Everything has been quiet on the transfer front at Anfield since the arrivals of Darwin Nunez, Calvin Ramsey and Fabio Carvalho were confirmed, with Klopp insisting a new midfielder is not a priority for the current window.