Liverpool 2023/24 pre-season - winners & losers
For the first time in seven years, Liverpool are heading into a season without Champions League Football . The Reds were expected to continue their com Pet itive rivalry with Manchester City and challenge for all honours again, only to fall flat on their faces and end 2022/23 in a Europa League berth. Jurgen Klopp's team have looked back to their potent best going forward this summer but serious question marks remain regarding their defensive stability. Here are 90min's picks for Liverpool's winner s and losers from pre-season . READ THE LATEST LIVERPOOL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed Winner - Virgil van Dijk The new skipper / Lampson Yip - Clicks Images/GettyImages Following the shock departure of Jordan Henderson to Al Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League, Virgil van Dijk was appointed as only Liverpool's fifth permanent captain of the 21st century. It's a huge honour for the Dutchman, who becomes only the second non-British skipper in the club's histo...