Liverpool will look to keep out the Luis Suarez saga out of their minds when they take on Celtic in a preseason friendly in Dublin Saturday.
Brendan Rodgers will look to get his side as much match practise as possible ahead of the new English Premier League season next weekend.
Rodgers made a big decision this week by naming Daniel Agger as the vice-captain, with the central defender taking over from the now-retired Jamie Carragher as Steven Gerrard's deputy.
The Liverpool manager has little doubt that he has made the right decision with Agger. "It was fairly easy," he said. "We've got some terrific characters in the team and in the squad, but I was particularly looking at him in the off season.
"He's been at the club a number of years, he's an international captain in his own right and he's very well respected among the supporters.
"Ultimately he's very well respected among his players, his peers. Losing someone like Jamie Carragher, it was important that I took my time on the decision.
"They are totally different characters but he (Agger) is very proud to be at Liverpool. I've found him, from our first conversations, true to his word. We've had a number of offers for him since I've been at the club and his commitment is unswerving towards Liverpool.
"That gave me great faith, and when I spoke to him he was honoured to be offered the vice-captain's job."
Rodgers has also named Daniel Sturridge in the 22-man squad with the forward recovering from an ankle injury.
"He's had a good few weeks with the medical and sports science teams and he's rejoined the group in the last week or so," Rodgers said. "He looks very good and very strong.
"He's not up to starting a game yet but he'll have some involvement in the game tomorrow (Saturday). That's great news because I believe he'll be one of the top strikers in the Barclays Premier League this year."
