The champions of Europe meet the Premier League winners in an intriguing contest that heralds the beginning of the season at the top level of English football.
The Reds will arrive into the capital from a six-day training camp in Evian and it was there that Alexander-Arnold sat down with Liverpoolfc.com for an extended interview.
He discussed the importance of Wednesday’s win in Geneva, the impact of having five senior players back in training, his status as a role model for youngsters in pre-season and, of course, the Community Shield.
Read the chat below…
The intensity and the rhythm seemed to be back against Lyon on Wednesday…
Yeah, I think we’d struggled with the rhythm over the previous three games, but [against Lyon] it was really good.