Liverpool boss Klopp confirms Adrian will face Man City; pessimistic over Jota | OneFootball

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Adrian will start against Manchester City in the Community Shield.

With Caoimhin Kelleher absent since earlier in the month, Adrian has been only available senior goalkeeper and started against Crystal Palace, RB Leipzig and Wednesday's 1-0 defeat at Red Bull Salzburg.

While Alisson stepped up training at the camp in Austria on Thursday, he will not be available for Saturday's clash with City at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.

"Ali trained today more than the day before so he will be definitely available for Fulham, but not for the weekend," said Klopp today.

Diogo Jota aggravated a previous hamstring injury in Thailand which has ruled him out of all of Liverpool's pre-season matches and the Austrian retreat, with Klopp having been fearful the Portuguese wouldn't be available for the trip to Craven Cottage.

And when asked about Jota, Klopp said: "Diogo was not here with us so how could he play a football game? That will take a while, unfortunately. That's it."