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- - Sport - Football - Liverpool FC Liverpool vs Como LIVE - behind closed doors friendly team news, kick-off time, TV channel Live coverage of the behind closed doors friendly between Liverpool and Como at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby Welcome to our live coverage of the behind closed doors friendly between Liverpool and Como. Kick-off at the AXA Training Centre is 11.30am. The match, which will comprise two 35-minute halves, is the first of two between the clubs today (Sunday). The showpiece second fixture takes place at Anfield, in front of supporters, at 6pm. Liverpool have had a mixed experience so far during pre-season under new head coach Andoni Iraola, winning their first two friendlies against Sunderland and Wrexham before throwing away two-goal leads when beaten by Leeds United and Monaco. The double-header against the Italian side, managed by former Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea and Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas, will give Iraola one final chance to assess every fit and available member of his senior squad as well a number of the club's youngsters. Details of how you can watch the friendlies with Como can be found HERE. Key Events You can deduce from the starting line-up that the following players will be involved in the 6pm friendly at Anfield: Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Jeremy Jacquet, Ronald Araujo, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Rio Ngumoha, Alexander Isak. You'd imagine some of the players who play in this behind closed doors friendly then make the bench later, While the team that starts today is heavily made up of senior squad members, the substitutes bench has a distinctly youthful look to it. Liverpool have confirmed ahead of kick-off that the match will consist of two 35-minute halves. Welcome to our live coverage of the behind closed doors friendly between Liverpool and Como at the AXA Training Centre. Kick-off is 11.30am. And let's get straight down to business with the confirmed Liverpool team news. Alexis Mac Allister, who was given a break after reaching the World Cup final with Argentina, makes his first appearance of pre-season. And he is joined in the Reds' starting line-up by a number of other first-team players including new signing Victor Munoz. Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Ramsay, Endo, Chambers, Tsimikas, Mac Allister, Nyoni, McConnell, Elliott, Chiesa, Munoz. Subs: Davies, Koumas, Morrison, Ndiaye, W. Wright, Sonni-Lambie, Pitt.