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​Liverpool boss Klopp undecided on line-up for Crystal Palace friendly

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists that it is not important who he names in his starting line-up at this stage of the pre-season.

The German has revealed he remains undecided on who will start against Crystal Palace in the first match of the Asia Trophy in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

"We will have to see. We have to see who feels how – that's what makes most sense in pre-season; it makes no sense to make line-ups three or four days before the game," Klopp told the club's website.

"I know what I want to see, what I want to see from all of the boys, so who starts and who comes on is for me not that important in this moment.

"I know for the boys it is always a little bit that they think 'oh, it's a sign' or whatever. The only signs I recognise are in the games from the players, it's not about whether you start or whether you play 20 minutes or whether you play 45 in the second half or whatever. I am completely open for all good performances.

"We will see how we line up, but it needs to make sense for the players – we had players who started [pre-season training] on the 5th, 8th and 11th [of July]. The players started in different moments, so we need to have a look at this and speak to the medical department.

"They all will have time to play here in these two games for sure. We will share it a little bit and then we will see how we can do it in Germany because it is a different tournament. The next five games are against big, big opponents."

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