Liverpool vs Milan: Lineups, team news, confirmed starting teams including TV, live stream details

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Liverpool play the first of two pre-season matches in Asia when they face Milan at the 50,000-capacity Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong on Saturday.

Midfielder Florian Wirtz, who has joined the Reds from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee that could rise to a British-record £116 million, features for the first time, while striker Hugo Ekitike, signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for an initial £69m, is not involved.

The game is the second of Max Allegri’s second spell in charge of the Rossoneri. The 57-year-old was a 2010/11 Italian champion with the club and has won Serie A and the Coppa Italia five times each with Juventus since his first reign ended in 2014.

101GreatGoals.com brings you the line-ups from Liverpool vs Milan, as well as details on how to watch the game and the Premier League side’s pre-season schedule.

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Liverpool lineup vs AC Milan

First-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker and captain Virgil van Dijk were among the players to miss Liverpool’s 3-1 win at Preston North End last Sunday who start this time.

Wirtz is also in the line-up, as is winger Harvey Elliott after playing a starring role in England’s Euro Under-21 triumph in June.

Defensive midfielder Tyler Morton was also an important part of the Young Lions’ squad and starts alongside 16-year-old winger or attacking midfielder Rio Ngumoha.

Ekitike is not in the matchday squad, while last season’s Premier League top scorer, Mohamed Salah, starts in attack.

Centre-back Joe Gomez has not travelled because of injury and Alexis Mac Allister is still recovering from an issue the playmaker sustained towards the end of 2024/25.

Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Stephenson, Morton, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Elliott; Salah

Liverpool subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Bradley, Frimpong, Kerkez, Konate, Tsimikas, Jones, Nyoni, Doak, Gakpo

Milan lineup vs Liverpool

Italy and former Empoli midfielder Samuele Ricci starts again for Milan, having joined from Torino earlier this month for a reported fee of around £21.7m.

Belgium winger Alexis Saelemaekers is also in their XI, returning after spending last season on loan at Roma, contributing seven goals and five assists in Serie A.

Davide Bartesaghi – a 19-year-old Italy youth international who is yet to make his Milan debut – starts, as does USA captain Christian Pulisic.

New manager Max Allegri could spring tactical surprises, having experimented in training with a 5-4-1 formation in defence and 4-4-2 set-up in attack featuring Rafael Leao as a centre-forward, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Legendary Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric joined Milan for an initial year on a free transfer last week but is not involved.

Wideman Pervis Estupinan is on the bench after arriving from Brighton & Hove Albion this week.

Milan starting XI: Maignan; Tomori, Thiaw, Pavlović; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Ricci, Loftus-Cheek, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leão

Subs: P. Terracciano, Torriani, Duțu, Estupinan, Gabbia, Jimenez, Magni, F. Terracciano, Bondo, Comotto, Musah, Chukwueze, Colombo, Liberali, Okafor

Is Liverpool vs Milan on TV? How to watch live streams online

Kick-off on Saturday is at 12:30 BST (07:30 ET / 04:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK on All Red Video, which is free for a month and then costs £4.99 per month.

Milan TV is broadcasting the game via Amazon Prime Video, costing €3.99 a month with a free 15-day trial.

Liverpool pre season fixtures 2025/26

July 23 vs AC Milan (Singapore)
July 27 vs Newcastle (Singapore)
July 31 vs Spurs (Hong Kong)
August 5 vs Villarreal (H)
August 9 vs Athletic Club (H)

Liverpool vs Milan stats

Liverpool have won four of the five competitive meetings between the teams, including each of the last three
Both sides have scored in each of those games
The Reds have won 19, drawn six and lost 18 of their competitive games against Italian clubs, scoring 57 goals and conceding 52
Milan have won 13, drawn 14 and lost 19 of their competitive matches against English opponents, scoring 50 goals and conceding 59
Their 3-1 home defeat by Liverpool in last season’s Champions League was their ninth loss in 14 such fixtures, drawing three times and winning twice
Liverpool have won five of their last six matches against Italian teams outside of England
Including friendlies, Liverpool have scored in nine successive away matches since a 1-0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup fourth round on February 9
Milan had scored in 10 of their previous 11 games not held at Stadio San Siro before their friendly defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday, the exception being their 1-0 Coppa Italia final loss to Bologna on May 14
Milan’s Mike Maignan and Youssouf Fofana are international team-mates for France with Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate
Milan forward Noah Okafor and Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai played together at Salzburg in 2020/21

Liverpool pre season fixtures 2025/26

July 26 vs Milan (Hong Kong)
July 30 vs Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)
August 4 vs Athletic Club (H)
August 10 vs Crystal Palace (FA Community Shield, Wembley Stadium)

When does Liverpool’s 2025/26 Premier League season start?

The first round of Premier League matches in 2025/26 will be on the weekend of August 16 2025, with Liverpool starting the action at home to Bournemouth on Friday, August 15 at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT).

The game against one of the surprise packages of 2024/25 is being shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League, Ultra and Main Event.

The last round of matches this season will all start at the same time on May 24 2026. No rounds will take place within 60 hours of each other and there will be no fixture on December 24.

How to watch Liverpool on TV: Sky Sports

Prices for Sky Sports and TNT Sports vary. Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs £14.99 for a day membership, £26 a month for a six-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.

Sky Sports memberships include access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live streams and a dedicated channel.