Liverpool supporters and their former forward and manager Kenny Dalglish led tributes to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva before a pre-season friendly against AC Milan in Hong Kong on Saturday.

Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was pressed into duty there alongside captain Virgil van Dijk during the opening 45 minutes against Milan. Then in the second half, after Slot made nine changes at the break, left-back Kostas Tsimikas was the makeshift centre-back with Ibrahima Konate for company.

The first game of the inaugural Hong Kong Football Festival is fast approaching; visitor numbers up 12 per cent in first 6 months of year.

Florian Wirtz and Mohamed Salah start as Premier League side Liverpool meet Milan in the first of two Reds games in Asia.

James Pearce is with the team in the Far East and here he brings our readers all the latest from around the camp

Liverpool's big-money investment on transfers is the result of long-term planning, club CEO Billy Hogan said, adding that winning a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title convinced the club it was time to act like a modern powerhouse.

Latest Liverpool transfer news and gossip as the Reds face a busy few days and weeks ahead of them in the transfer market