Manchester United have given away why Liverpool have taken major summer decision

For the first time since 2019, Liverpool will jet off on a money-spinning pre-season tour this summer.

Jurgen Klopp's side regroup at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby on Monday, July 4, where they will begin their pre-season preparations before flying off to Thailand and Singapore for clashes with Manchester United and Crystal Palace.

Flying to Thailand on July 9, the Reds take on United in Bangkok on July 12, at the Rajamangala Stadium, before jetting out to Singapore the following day in readiness for a clash with Patrick Vieira's men on July 15.

The tour is the first time since the summer of 2019, when Liverpool took in stops at New York and South Bend, Boston during a trip to the US, that the club has been able to engage in such activities. The pandemic put paid to pre-season tours in 2020 and 2021, with the Reds instead heading to the serene surroundings of Evian, straddling the shores of Lake Geneva, for a more low-key affair.

This season they add Salzburg to the list, with clashes against both Red Bull-owned clubs, RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg, slated to take place in Germany and Austria respectively.

But it is the benefits of the likes of the tour to Southeast Asia that is what Liverpool have been missing in the past couple of years. The club does not put specific figures on the money that is derived from pre-season activities, although a look at Manchester United, who do itemise the figures, and their 2019/20 accounts, showed they brought in from their exhibition tour to Australia in the summer of 2019.

Liverpool's is likely just shy of that total, but having not been able to connect physically with their supporter base overseas since the pandemic, the trip to Southeast Asia is vital for ensuring that their