Arne Slot says he was pleased with both the offensive and defensive display in Liverpool's final pre-season matches against Athletic Bilbao. The Reds played back-to-back games against the Spanish side on Monday with an aggregate score of 7-3.

Diaz's departure has been softened by the arrival of Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt, although the Frenchman does typically operate in a more central role - and with Darwin Nunez also attracting interest from Serie A and the Saudi Pro League, Liverpool could find themselves short on numbers up top should further sales be sanctioned.

Florian Wirtz is expected to operate in a number of different roles for Liverpool this season following his arrival from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial £100m