Liverpool’s Preston Return Will Be Anything But RoutineThis is an abridged version; the full article is available on free our ‘It Was Always… Liverpool’ Substack page:Grief still close to the

Adidas, the German sportswear titan, must have been thrilled when Liverpool secured the signing of Florian Wirtz. The Reds broke their transfer record last month to bring in the 22-year-old playmaker from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth up to £116m.

L iverpool will play their first fixture since the tragic passing of Diogo Jota on Sunday afternoon when they visit Preston North End in a friendly.