Florian Wirtz opens Liverpool account as Liverpool rally past Yokohama
Florian Wirtz opened his Liverpool scoring account in style as the Reds wrapped up their pre-season tour of Asia with a 3-1 comeback win over Yokohama F. Marinos.
Alisson Becker has returned to Merseyside due to a personal matter and will not be involved in the clash against the struggling J-League outfit.
The Brazilian goalkeeper was absent from Tuesday morning's open training session at JFA Dreamfield and has now officially left the Tokyo camp. He is expected to rejoin the squad at the AXA Training Centre when they return to the UK.
In his absence, new signing Giorgi Mamardashvili is expected to start in goal. The match follows a 4-2 defeat to AC Milan on Saturday night in Hong Kong, and Arne Slot will be keen for a response.
Joe Gomez has also flown back to the UK after sustaining a minor Achilles injury in Hong Kong. The defender, who has not played a Premier League game since December, will continue his recovery at home.
There was better news for Alexis Mac Allister, who trained with the team on Tuesday after recovering from an issue that kept him out of the closing weeks of last season. Though yet to feature in pre-season, he could play a part against Yokohama.
Meanwhile, Luis Díaz has bid farewell to his teammates ahead of a 65.5-million-pound move to Bayern Munich.
The Colombian winger, who earlier visited Tokyo's Ekoin Temple with teammates, heads to Germany after Bayern met Liverpool's valuation with a second offer.