Liverpool’s pre-season preparations continue in Japan on Wednesday, as they take on J1 League strugglers Yokohama F. Marinos.
The Premier League champions have ensured they’ve been the talk of the summer thus far with their huge transfer window spend, and the Reds may not yet be done in their bid to drastically bolster their squad in time for the start of the 2025–26 season.
However, their tour of the Far East got off to a losing start, as Massimiliano Allegri’s AC Milan wreaked havoc on the breakaway against an undermanned Liverpool defence in a 4–2 win. The Reds’ summer had started with victories over Preston North End and Stoke City.
While results are inconsequential at this time of year, Arne Slot would prefer a return to winning ways on Wednesday against relatively tame opposition. Yokohama have slumped woefully since their J1 League title triumph in 2022, finishing ninth last year and are now fighting against relegation.
With a third of the season remaining, Yokohama, once managed by Ange Postecoglou, sit 18th in the Japanese top flight.
Here is guide to this preseason friendly in Japan.
