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Paul Gorst

Liverpool jet out to America with 28-man squad as Jurgen Klopp's side begin their US tour

Liverpool have flown out to the United States as they begin their three-game tour across the Atlantic.

on Tuesday morning as they get set to touch down in Indiana ahead of matches with Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and Sporting.

Virgil van Dijk, Gini Wijnaldum, Trent Alexander-Arnoild and club captain Jordan Henderson have all joined the travelling party following their returns to training late last week.

Influential left-back Andy Robertson is also with the team and manager Jurgen Klopp will be able to pick something resembling a more recognised first XI on the tour after friendly wins at Tranmere and Bradford last week.

Veteran goalkeeper Andy Lonergan is part of the pack after the Reds drafted him in on Monday following a shortage of shot-stoppers. The 35-year-old will work alongside goalkeeper coaches John Achterberg and Jack Robinson in the US.

Sixteen-year-old Jakub Ojrzynski is also with the squad after the loan move of Kamil Grabara coincided with injuries and holidays for Caoimhin Kelleher and Alisson Becker, respectively.

Andy Lonergan makes a save during the Sky Bet Championship match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday at Molineux (Sam Bagnall - AMA/Getty Images)

The European champions begin their tour with a clash with Klopp's former club Dortmund at Notre Dame Stadium on Friday.

It will be the second successive summer the Reds have come up against BVB after their 3-1 defeat to the Germans in Charlotte, North Carolina 12 months ago.

Liverpool then collide with La Liga side Sevilla at Boston's Fenway Park on Sunday in what is the first meeting between the sides since the 2016 Europa League final.

The Champions League winners then conclude proceedings a week on Thursday with a game against Portuguese giants Sporting at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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It's the second year in a row Liverpool have spent the summer Stateside, and huge numbers are once again expected to turn out for the three games across the pond over the next nine days.

Liverpool travelling squad:  Nathaniel Clyne, Fabinho, Virgil van Dijk, Gini Wijnaldum, Dejan Lovren, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana, Simon Mignolet, Rhian Brewster, Andy Robertson, Divock Origi, Joel Matip, Ryan Kent, Adam Lewis, Nat Phillips, Curtis Jones, Ki-Jana Hoever, Jakub Ojrzynski, Bobby Duncan, Ben Woodburn, Harry Wilson, Yasser Larouci, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sepp van den Berg, Dan Atherton.

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