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Liverpool have announced an initial 31-player squad for their pre-season tour of the United States, departing from John Lennon Airport on Monday afternoon bound for their training base in Chicago.
Andoni Iraola's side will play three matches across North America over the next fortnight, facing Sunderland, Wrexham and Leeds United across three states before returning to Merseyside at the start of August.
Several players in the travelling party will continue injury rehabilitation programmes under the supervision of the club's medical team during the tour.
Additional senior players are expected to join the group later in the trip after completing their FIFA World Cup commitments.
The initial 31-player squad is: Gomez, Endo, Jacquet, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Bradley, Chiesa, Leoni, Jones, Elliott, Tsimikas, Ekitike, Mamardashvili, Woodman, Frimpong, Abe, Nyoni, Bajcetic, Chambers, Ramsay, Scanlon, McConnell, Jaros, Koumas, Morrison, Ngumoha, W. Wright, Hall, Sonni-Lambie, Ndukwe, Davies.