Liverpool lineup vs. Monaco: Predicted XI for pre-season fixture as Andoni Iraola faces defensive injury crisis

By Lewis Nolan | 07 Aug 2026 22:37

Liverpool are not yet definite if Jeremy Jacquet volition beryllium acceptable for their affable clash with Monaco astatine Anfield connected Sunday.

The centre-back has not played a crippled since February, and with Joe Gomez injured and Giovanni inactive uncovering fitness, determination is nary evident spouse for Virgil van Dijk.

Teenager Mor Talla Ndiaye whitethorn person to beryllium utilized successful Andoni Iraola's backmost four, with the defender acceptable to support goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

The duo are apt to beryllium flanked by left-back Milos Kerkez, while Calum Scanlon whitethorn beryllium utilized connected the close broadside of defence owed to concerns astir Jeremie Frimpong's fitness.

Ryan Gravenberch performed poorly successful the 2nd fractional against Leeds United past Sunday, and his show whitethorn person convinced Iraola to instrumentality with Trey Nyoni and Dominik Szoboszlai successful his treble pivot.

Winger Victor Munoz has joined his caller teammates successful grooming for the archetypal clip this week, and helium could beryllium afforded a commencement connected the right, portion Rio Ngumoha is apt to play connected the left.

Florian Wirtz scored an awesome extremity against Leeds, and though the German volition privation to people again, striker Alexander Isak volition beryllium the main focal constituent connected Sunday.

Liverpool imaginable starting lineup:

Alisson; Scanlon, Ndiaye, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Nyoni, Szoboszlai; Munoz, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Isak