The friendly, Liverpool’s first of pre-season, takes place at Preston’s Deepdale stadium on Sunday, July 13. Kick-off is at 3pm. The match will be broadcast on free-to-air TV on ITV1, with coverage scheduled to start at 2.50pm BST. The game is expected to be a sell-out.

Liverpool's pre-season friendly against Preston North End will go ahead on Sunday afternoon after both clubs held sensitive talks following the death of Diogo Jota

Merseyside is used to tragedy becoming part of its football narrative, but the death of their beloved striker has cut deep