How Liverpool FC’s pre-season plans compare with Premier League rivals – Liverpool FC

Liverpool’s pre-season plans see Arne Slot’s side face four different clubs from two different continents, but how do they compare to their Premier League rivals?

Summer plans can take a multitude of forms, from focusing on training camps to overseas trips and a handful of friendlies.

For Liverpool, they have four games confirmed ahead of their Premier League opener at Ipswich, while Aston Villa have Seven blocked, for example.

It’s far from a good pre-season for Slot, with international tournaments robbing him of more than 10 players for much of his summer schedule.

He will take the team to the United States for three games before returning to Anfield, a schedule that is far from overwhelming – unlike some of Liverpool’s league rivals.

Chelsea, for example, have six pre-season games planned and five of them are in different cities in the US – they will be constantly on the move, with an average of three days between games.

Tottenham are just as busy, with six friendlies, three of which take them to Japan at the end of July – adding to the miles the team has racked up on a post-season trip to Australia.

Arsenal have five on the cards – which includes a clash against Slott’s side – as do Crystal Palace, Man United and Newcastle.

Rivals Man City take four, as do Liverpool, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Everton, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, West Ham and Wolves.

Clearly four friendly is a popular choice!

But just as those with a busy schedule catch their eye, so do those with few lined up, and that includes newly-promoted Leicester (three) and Ipswich (two).

Although Fulham take the prize just for having one game in the cards, scheduled for August 10th, but expect to add more soon – one would hope!

What does Slot make of this?

With just 44 days from the start of pre-season to the start of the league in Ipswich, Slot is aware that he will have time to extend his preparations into the campaign.

He told reporters on Friday: “The good thing is after the first game we have a couple of normal (free) weeks so the pre-season can continue into the pre-season.

“Not in terms of results – don’t get me wrong, it’s no excuse not to win the first ones – but there’s still some training time after that.

“Ideally I would have started in a season where there were no Euros and no Copa America, but that’s not the situation and you have to take it as it is.”