The Liverpool defender who suffered a head injury during Liverpool 2-2 draw with Salzburg in a friendly last week has been declared fit for the community shield clash against Arsenal tomorrow according to the club head coach Jorgen Klop.
“Virgil looks fine, he looks not good because he has the cut there, but apart from that it should be fine,” the boss said, during his pre-match press conference.
Alexander-Arnold, meanwhile, is ‘very close’ to being in contention to play after missing the Reds’ pre-season training camp in Austria.
Klopp continued: “All the boys which were not involved so far or got slight knocks in pre-season will not be available for tomorrow, but [are] getting closer, really closer, closer and closer so hopefully the majority of them can start training completely normal after the Arsenal game, but this game is now a bit too early for them. Maybe one or two [will be] involved in the squad, we have to see.
“That’s it pretty much. Hendo and Joel [Matip] looking really good, on a good way. Ox, early stages but good. Shaq, good. Trent, very close, we have to make a decision about tomorrow. Harry [Wilson] looks good.”
This is the official curtain raising match for the new premier league season starting a week later.