Rules are rules, he was due a three-week break, and that should have pushed his Liverpool start until after this game. It also helps that, thanks to his lack of World Cup minutes, he should be relatively fresh. Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo are in a similar position and are expected to feature. Liverpool team news for Monaco friendlyAlexis Mac Allister is not due back until next week following his World Cup break. Predicted Liverpool XI, Alisson, Frimpong, Ndukwe, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Nyoni, Szoboszlai, Munoz, Wirtz, Ngumoha, Isak.