Jürgen Klopp has explained why Liverpool will begin their pre-season fixture schedule with back-to-back 30-minute matches this evening.
After little over a week of training at their camp in Austria, the Reds will tackle FC Wacker Innsbruck and VfB Stuttgart in half-hour mini-games at 5pm and 5.45pm BST respectively.
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The manager is delighted to have been able to organise the unusual double-header as a first opportunity for his players to compete against opponents this summer.