Pre-season 2017: Live from Melwood day seven

Pre-season 2017: Live from Melwood

It's day seven of Liverpool's pre-season training programme - and the Reds will welcome back Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana to Melwood today.

We'll be reporting live from the club's training complex throughout the day, so stay tuned to our blog for all the latest news and behind-the-scenes snippets.

4.02pm

Will Salah make his LFC debut?

Jürgen Klopp sat down with us earlier today at Melwood and chatted about our first friendly of the summer with Tranmere Rovers tomorrow night.

And the boss revealed whether our new boy Mohamed Salah will take to the field at Prenton Park. Click here to see what he had to say.

3.15pm

More pics from the gym

A closer look at Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho pumping iron, so to speak.

2.53pm

'The Little Magician is in great shape'

Coutinho and Lallana completed their blood lactate test earlier today, running at increasing speeds at intervals to gauge their endurance levels.

"He did brilliantly," Lallana said of his Brazilian teammate.

"He's in great shape. I can't wait to see the Little Magician back on the pitch again."

12.20pm

Check out our gallery of Phil Coutinho and Adam Lallana returning to Melwood in full by clicking here.

11.04am

Meeting the rest of the lads...

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10.57am

The lads back at Melwood...

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10.34am

Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho have completed the bleep testing and are heading inside for a break and some lunch.

10.26am

'I hate pre-season'

Gini Wijnaldum is probably the last Liverpool player you'd expect to say they don't enjoy running.

But that's exactly what the Dutchman claimed when we spoke to him about the Reds' pre-season programme at the weekend.

Read all about it here.

9.42am

Here's Coutinho beginning to undertake the physical tests required on the first day of his pre-season...

9.33am

A welcome sight...

Sadio Mane and Jürgen Klopp catch up with Lallana and Coutinho at the training ground.

9.28am

Solanke signs

Dominic Solanke sealed his move to Liverpool on Monday night and is part of the team's pre-season work at Melwood. Fair to say the England youth striker is happy to be on board...

9.25am

Good morning

A warm welcome to our blog on day seven of Liverpool's pre-season programme. There's a couple of familiar faces returning today - Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana.

And hard to believe though it may be, we're fewer than 36 hours away from the first friendly of the summer.

So stay right here for updates as the Reds prepare for Wednesday's trip to Tranmere Rovers.