Good evening! Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for tonight's match as Liverpool travel to take on Fleetwood Town in their second pre-season friendly. Both clubs endured disappointing campaigns overall last term and will be desperate to get their preparations for the upcoming season right. Before we take a look at both clubs, though, let's first check up on the team news...

LIVERPOOL STARTING XI: Karius; Flanagan, Matip, Lovren, Moreno; Stewart, Grujic, Alexander-Arnold, Markovic, Mane; Ings

LIVERPOOL SUBS: Bogdan, Firmino, Lucas, Brannagan, Ilori, Kent, Smith, Wisdom, Ejaria, Randall, Woodburn

While we wait for Fleetwood to confirm their starting XI tonight, let's first take a look at the Liverpool team. As expected, there is once again a mixture of youth and first-team players named by Jurgen Klopp, and perhaps the most notable inclusion is that of Marko Grujic. He was unavailable against Tranmere but tonight makes his first ever appearance in a Liverpool shirt having been signing in January but loaned out immediately. Plenty of Liverpool fans will be looking forward to seeing him in the famous red for the first time tonight.

Indeed, all of Liverpool's new boys start this evening, with Loris Karius, Joel Matip and Sadio Mane keeping their places from the win over Tranmere on Friday. Mane has been Liverpool's big signing this summer having joined from Southampton for more than £30m, and Liverpool fans will be hoping that they get more out of the Senegalese forward than they have many of their previous big-money buys. He has certainly shown potential during his time in England so far, but there is always a question mark when players move to the traditionally bigger clubs for a significant transfer fee.

Loris Karius will be hoping to nail down the number one spot while Simon Mignolet remains on an extended break due to his involvement in Euro 2016, with the pair expected to challenge each other for the starting berth throughout the season. It certainly provides more competition than Mignolet has had in past campaigns, and Karius began his Liverpool career with a clean sheet against Tranmere last time out. Also at the back Joel Matip made his first Liverpool appearance at Prenton Park, and he is now expected to start Liverpool's season opener against Arsenal after Mamadou Sakho was ruled out for a month with an Achilles injury.

In all, Jurgen Klopp has made six changes from the team that started against Tranmere, including bringing Danny Ings in up front. Ings scored the only goal of the game at Prenton Park, netting 11 minutes from time to get pre-season off to a winning start in just his second game since October. He picked up a long-term ligament injury soon after Klopp's appointment and only made his return on the final day of last season, so to get a goal in the first match of this pre-season will be a big bonus for the striker.

Most of the changes come in midfield as Stewart, Alexander-Arnold and Markovic - back from his loan spell with Fenerbahce - all come in, while the likes of Lucas and Firmino are among those to drop out. Alberto Moreno also starts at left-back, while Lovren is another first-teamer to be given the nod from the start tonight. Klopp is expected to make 11 changes at half time again, although there will be no Philippe Coutinho tonight after he was left out of the squad, despite returning to training on Monday following a disappointing Copa America campaign with Brazil.

FLEETWOOD STARTING XI: Neal; Wright, Eastham, Ryan, Ball, Grant, Davis, Nirrenold, Deacon, Cole, Bell

The home side, meanwhile, name three new faces in their starting XI following an overhaul during the summer, starting in goal. They lost first-choice keeper Maxwell after the 2015-16 campaign but signed three new shot-stoppers during the summer, and it is Chris Neal who gets the nod to start this evening's match. Eastham and Nirrenold are the other new names on the Fleetwood teamsheet.

Perhaps their biggest chance of causing an upset tonight will come from Bobby Grant, who topped the club's scoring charts with 11 goals last season. He will be extra motivated to make an impact tonight having been born in Liverpool, while Jimmy Ryan is a fellow scouser who came through the ranks at Liverpool and even won the FA Youth Cup with the club. He never made it all the way to the senior side, though, so he could have a point to prove here.

Another notable name on the Fleetwood teamsheet is striker Devante Cole, whose father Andy Cole was part of Manchester United's treble-winning side of 1999. Andy was one of the Premier League's greatest ever goalscorers, so if Devante can get anywhere close to living up to his father's legacy then he will enjoy a fine career. He joined Fleetwood in January of this year, but managed just two goals in 14 appearances for the club.

There has been a lot of change at Fleetwood during the summer, with some key players leaving and as many as nine new faces coming into the side. It is a big campaign ahead for the Cod Army, who understandably stalled a little during the 2015-16 campaign following a meteoric rise through the divisions. Chairman Andy Pilley provided the investment that catapulted them up the leagues, and the big question now is whether they can push further on.

The signs were promising during the 2014-15 campaign - Fleetwood's first in the third tier of English football - when they recorded a club-best finish of 10th in the League One table. Hopes of a playoff push last term were quickly shot down, though, as Fleetwood managed just one win from their opening 10 games of the season, resulting in Graham Alexander being fired. It was perhaps a harsh decision after their recent success, but the club acted quickly to avoid the danger of falling back down a division.

Former Coventry manager Steven Pressley was the man charged with turning things around, but he never really managed it and in the end Fleetwood had to make do with 19th place. They finished just five points above Doncaster Rovers and Blackpool, both of whom suffered relegation to League Two, winning just 12 matches all season and losing 19. It does say something for their increasing ambitions that such a finish was deemed fairly disappointing, though.

It was clear where their problems lay last season too. Only four teams scored fewer than the Fisherman all season, and three of those ended up being relegated. In contrast, at the other end of the field Fleetwood conceded just 56 goals from their 46 matches, which was significantly fewer than the vast majority of the teams around them in the table. Indeed, no side had a better defensive record outside the top eight in League One last term.

Away form was also an issue for Pressley's side, with only Crewe Alexandra posting a worse record on the road in League One. Fleetwood amassed just 16 points from their 23 away outings, recording only three wins on their travels throughout the entire campaign. In contrast, their home form ranked around about the middle of the pack in League One, and if only home form counted they would have finished 14th, but that away form kept them embroiled in the relegation battle.

Of course, all of this does need to be kept in perspective as Fleetwood even being in League One is a major achievement for the club. Just a decade ago they were stuck way down in the ninth tier of English football, but they then went on an incredible run of six promotions in the space of nine years to get themselves not just in the Football League for the first time, but up to League One. Last season may have been nervy at times, but they now appear to have consolidated themselves as a League One club, which would have been unthinkable 10 years ago.

This is their first outing of the 2016-17 pre-season, with the club's official website describing it as a "blockbuster" friendly welcoming Liverpool to town. After this they will go on a tour of the Netherlands, where they face Fortuna Sittard, AZ Alkmaar and Roda, beginning next Tuesday. A positive performance, and especially a positive result, would certainly send them on that trip in high spirits.

There is no doubt that Liverpool will go into the game as heavy favourites to win, though, even if it is a pre-season friendly. They are off on their own tour later in pre-season, taking on some of the world's biggest clubs on a trip to the United States. There they will participate in the International Champions Cup, which matches against Chelsea, AC Milan and Barcelona scheduled, in addition to a separate friendly against Roma.

Before then, Liverpool will take on Wigan Athletic and Huddersfield, with their pre-season schedule designed to give the team a bigger test with each passing game. Of course, the main reason for pre-season is to get players back up to speed and return them to match practice after the off-season, but Liverpool fans will also want to see good performances to increase the optimism felt after Klopp's debut campaign at the helm.

They created plenty of chances in their opening pre-season match against Tranmere Rovers on Friday, but ultimately it was decided by a solitary goal as Danny Ings fired Liverpool to success in the Merseyside derby. Tonight should be an even bigger test, despite Klopp readily admitting that he doesn't know a lot about their opponents. Liverpool have named a relatively strong team, though, and while the first-team players will obviously be expected to cope well against League One opponents, the youngsters will also be keen to impress with places on the US tour up for grabs.

This is, of course, Jurgen Klopp's first pre-season with the team ahead of his first full campaign at the helm, and there is a buzz about the club that the German could work wonders once he moulds the squad in his own image. There were certainly bright points throughout the 2015-16 campaign, but ultimately it was a disappointing season for the Reds, particularly in the league. They finished down in eighth place, behind the likes of Southampton and West Ham, six points off the Champions League and a full 21 behind champions Leicester.

Inconsistency was by far Liverpool's biggest issue last term, with emphatic victories over big teams being punctuated by disappointing defeats against sides they would usually expect to cruise past. Despite that, they did still manage to make it to two cup finals, although Klopp's poor record in finals continued, losing the League Cup to Manchester City on penalties before going down 3-1 to Sevilla in the Europa League. That is perhaps the best example of Liverpool having reason to be optimistic despite an ultimately disappointing end to every competition they entered.

One thing is for sure - Liverpool will need to ensure that they are fully up to speed by the time the new Premier League season kicks off. It is not an easy start at all for Klopp's men, with an away trip to face Arsenal first up on Sunday, August 14. They were initially scheduled to face Burnley in their first home game of the season a week later, but that match has now been switched to Turf Moor due to the renovations on Liverpool's Main Stand at Anfield. That means that Liverpool will begin their campaign with three away games, against Arsenal, Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur, before taking on champions Leicester in their first match at Anfield. A trip to Chelsea then follows to complete the Reds' daunting start.

It has been said that you can't win anything in the first month of the season, but you can lose it, and a poor start from those opening six games could leave Liverpool playing catch-up very early on. That would not be ideal in any season, but especially this year, with the top-four race expected to be more competitive than ever. Manchester United and Chelsea, who both missed out on a place in the Champions League last term, have both significantly improved their squads and are expected to do more business, as are the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal. Leicester and Tottenham will also hope to be in the mix again after their fine 2015-16 campaigns, while West Ham, Everton and Southampton will also harbour ambitions of challenging.

PREDICTION: Right, we're 10 minutes away from kickoff at Highbury Stadium, which means that it is time for a prediction! These types of matches are always difficult to call as it is very much about fitness levels rather than the result. That said, Liverpool have named a fairly strong side tonight and, while that is expected to change completely at half time, I can see them coming away with a 2-0 win.

This is Liverpool's first ever visit to Fleetwood's Highbury Stadium, which has been the home of the Cod Army since 1939. They have faced Liverpool in one previous pre-season game back in 2003, though, when Fleetwood were plying their trade in the North-West Counties League. Unsurprisingly, Gerard Houllier's Liverpool made short work of their opponents, with the magnificently average quintet of El-Hadj Diouf, Milan Baros (2), Bruno Cheyrou, John Welsh and Anthony Le Tallec all on the scoresheet in a 6-1 win.

That match took place at Blackpool's Bloomfield Road, and the only previous meetings between the two clubs other than that came all the way back in 1892. Liverpool were still in their very early months as a club then, but they still managed to beat Fleetwood Rangers 7-0 and 4-1 en route to winning the title on goal difference.

Fleetwood have been reformed twice since then in their history, most recently in 1997, and that pre-season at Bloomfield Road is the only meeting between the sides since then. That friendly actually came about when Houllier promised it on a flight back from France on day, and the manager kept his word to raise an estimated £20,000 for Fleetwood.

Right, we're just a couple of minutes away from kickoff now! Can Fleetwood pull off a shock in their pre-season opener or will Liverpool make it two from two?

KICKOFF: Here we go then! Liverpool get us underway at Highbury Stadium!

Liverpool, as expected, have seen the majority of the ball in these opening exchanges, although it is Fleetwood who have string the best run of passes together before Lovren stepped in to clear the danger.

CHANCE! The first half-chance falls the way of Liverpool as Mane feeds the ball out right for Flanagan, who in turn throws a cross into the box. It is slightly behind Grujic, though, and he can only send a stooping header well wide.

Mane has started out on the left flank for Liverpool tonight, although that does seem to be a fairly loose position. He is drifting in at times too and looks to have been given a relatively free role by Klopp.

The first glimpse of Cole as he dances into the penalty area far too easily. No Liverpool shirts are able to get a challenge in until Lovren gets his body in the way and shepherds the ball behind.

Liverpool come forward well, with Mane involved again. The ball is eventually fed out wide to Markovic, but his drilled cross is too close to the keeper and Neal plucks it out of the air expertly.

Liverpool have a glorious chance to break the deadlock as Grujic shrugs off a challenge from Ryan before bursting into the box, throwing a step-over before being tripped by Wright. Referee Kevin Friend has no hesitation in pointing to the spot, and Ings steps up looking to make it two goals in as many pre-season games. It is a poor spot kick, though, far too close to the keeper with no real power on it and Neal makes the save.

Well, a missed penalty is never a good thing, but there were a couple of good signs in the build-up from new boy Grujic. He should good strength first and then quick footwork in the area, although it must be said that the penalty looked a little bit soft.

Liverpool are starting to look a little brighter now, showing a bit more urgency both on and off the ball. These players will only be on for 45 minutes so they shouldn't be holding back at all.

Almost a chance for Liverpool as Markovic steals in to win the ball and gives it to Mane, but the winger takes a bit too long over his finish and it is eventually blocked.

Liverpool find the breakthrough, and it is the new boy Marko Grujic who gets it. The ball was fed out wide left for Mane, who in turn slid a pass in for the overlapping Moreno. The left-back pulls the ball back into the box and it goes all the way to Grujic, who takes a touch before seeing his shot deflect over the diving keeper.

It may only be a friendly, but getting your first goal for a club is always a memorable moment, particularly for a player as young as Grujic and a club as big as Liverpool. He may not have known much about Fleetwood before joining Liverpool, but he'll never forget them now!

OFF THE POST! Grujic is certainly making an impact tonight! Markovic brings the ball inside from the right flank and pokes a pass through to Grujic inside the box. The angle is very much against the midfielder as he allows the ball to roll to the byline, and his attempted cross back into the middle strikes the upright before rebounding into the box and being cleared.

It is one-way traffic in Liverpool's favour at the moment, This time Mane races away from the full-back far too easily before trying to feed a low pass into the middle that is deflected behind for a corner.

SAVE! The initial delivery is only cleared as far as Markovic, whose deflected effort bounces back out to the left flank. The second delivery from Moreno reaches Lovren at the back post, though, and the Liverpool defender's header needs to be pushed wide by the keeper.

Ryan overruns the ball a bit and flies into a heavy challenge on Grujic that earns him a long talking-to from referee Kevin Friend. You'd have to think that would have been a card in a competitive fixture.

Fleetwood have offered very little going forward so far in this match, and Karius may actually want a little more from the opposition attacker. He needs to prove himself in Mignolet's absence, but in both this match and the game against Tranmere he has had pretty much nothing to do.

Almost another chance for Liverpool as Grujic sends Mane clear down the left flank. The winger feeds Ings, whose first touch is poor, but he keeps possession and tries to go for goal on the turn when he may have been better off teeing up Grujic.

Just under 15 minutes remain until there will be a switch of teams at half time, and the current XI will want another goal before the break. They have been utterly dominant so far, but only have the one goal to show for it.

Lovren finds himself upfield and nicks the ball from a goal kick before having his heels clipped and winning a free kick right on the edge of the area. Lovren himself is lining this one up...

Klopp quickly tells Lovren to get himself away from the free kick, though, and Moreno instead takes the set piece. It is a dreadful effort, though, along the floor and straight into the wall.

SHOT! Fleetwood have their first meaningful effort of the match as Moreno's challenges falls straight to Ryan around 20 yards from goal. He goes for a first-time curling effort, but leans back and fires the shot over the crossbar.

Fleetwood are enjoying their best spell of the match right now, with Liverpool struggling to get out. They aren't doing themselves many favourites with a few defensive errors gifting possession to the hosts in dangerous positions.

SAVE! Liverpool quickly break down the other end of the field, though and Grujic almost doubles his personal tally for the evening. Alexander-Arnold plays a pass back that eventually finds the goalscorer, but his powerful strike from the edge of the area is really well saved by Neal.

Liverpool are trying to play out from the back on the few occasions where they do have the ball in their own third, but Fleetwood have pressed well on those occasions. Liverpool's rhythm has just been affected a little in the last five minutes or so.

CLOSE! Almost a chance for Fleetwood as Bell dances his way into a good position before sending a low pass into the middle. It goes all the way across the area and is begging for a Fleetwood player to apply the finishing touch at the back post, but there is no-one there to take advantage.

Kevin Friend brings an end to the first half at Highbury Stadium, then, and it is Liverpool who go into the interval with the lead. It was a dominant performance from the visitors in that opening 45 minutes and they probably should be more than just one ahead. Fleetwood's best spell came at the end of the half, but on the whole they were very much on the back foot in that opening 45 minutes.

The only goal of the first half came from Marko Grujic after just 18 minutes, with the Serbian midfielder marking his debut for the club with his first strike for them too. The ball arrived to him at the back post after Mane and Moreno had linked up down the left flank, and Grujic then saw his low strike deflect over the diving keeper and in.

Indeed, Grujic has been heavily involved in all of Liverpool's biggest moments of the first half. The debutant won a penalty for the visitors after just 12 minutes when he skipped past Wright in the box before going over an outstretched leg, but a golden chance to break the deadlock went begging when Ings missed from the spot. It was a poor penalty for the striker, lacking power and direction as Fleetwood keeper Chris Neal made a fairly comfortable stop.

Grujic has also hit the woodwork for Liverpool tonight, although his effort probably wouldn't have gone in from an impossible angle. He reached the byline and fired the ball back across, but it struck the upright before bouncing back into the penalty area. The debutant did almost double his personal tally later in the half, though, firing in another low deflected shot from the edge of the box, but this time Neal got down to make a really smart stop.

LIVERPOOL SECOND HALF XI: Bogdan; Randall, Wisdom, Ilori, Smith; Brannagan, Woodburn, Lucas, Kent, Ejaria; Firmino

KICKOFF: Fleetwood get us back underway for the second half at Highbury Stadium, with both sides making a full 11 changes at the interval.

This second-half Liverpool XI has made a bright start here, looking to get on the front foot immediately and get that elusive second goal.

Ambitious effort from Firmino as he collects the ball on the left flank and tries to curl it into the far top corner from an unlikely angle. It is no great surprise to see his effort fly a long way high and wide of the target.

Fleetwood just can't get the ball at the moment. Liverpool are dominating possession and knocking the ball about at will without threatening Neal's goal too much.

Well, Grujic got his first goal for the club in the first half and Ben Woodburn has just followed suit. It is a great moment from the youngster as he taps home at the back post following a good move from the visitors. Lucas slid a clever pass inside the full-back for Kent, who unselfishly played out square across the box. It may not have been meant for Woodburn, but he was there to sweep the finish home.

This is developing into something like another pre-season training session for Liverpool at the moment. They have taken complete control of the ball and are simply not giving it back to their League One hosts.

SAVE! Kent has looked bright so far in this second half. Liverpool come sweeping forward again, with the ball being fed out to the youngster on the right flank. He cuts inside, throws a few step-overs into the mix and then fires a low strike into the arms of the keeper.

SAVE! Cairns is called into action again here as Woodburn goes in search of a second goal. Kent is again involved as he cuts inside and plays a pass out to Woodburn, who takes a touch before trying to curl it into the bottom corner. Cairns is on hand to make the stop down low to his left, though.

Jurgen Klopp will be fairly happy with what he has seen from both of his sides so far today. They have both enjoyed a good amount of control over the game and look set to pick up a comfortable victory.

It was Liverpool's left that caused Fleetwood most problems in the first half, but since the interval their best moments have come down the right, and in particular from Kent.

CHANCE! Fleetwood have their best chance of the match as a ball is played through to Osborne in space down the right channel. He strikes a firm effort towards goal from the edge of the area, but it is straight at Bogdan and the keeper holds on.

Liverpool have just gone off the boil a little in the last few moments, with their passing slowing down and most of it coming inside their own half rather than the opposition half.

Important piece of defending from Wisdom as he muscles off a Fleetwood attacker just as he was racing through on goal after a loose pass from Ejaria.

Liverpool went through a spell like this at the end of the first half, and again they are struggling to get out from the back right now. They are giving the ball away too often in dangerous positions and just inviting pressure onto themselves.

SHOT! Liverpool do manage to break out here, but Ejaria's pass out to Brannagan is just a little too weak. It does reach the midfielder, but he is forced to take the shot on first time and curls an effort straight at Cairns.

You'd have got long odds on this scoresheet, and this man is perhaps the most unlikely of the lot! Lucas makes it three for Liverpool by stroking home a finish after Kent had once again unselfishly played it back into the middle.

Three quickly becomes four for Liverpool as Firmino makes it two goals in as many minutes for the visitors. It is good work from Woodburn as he races through on goal, and despite Cairns smothering the goalscorer's initial effort the ball breaks to Firmino, who applies a simple finish.

Liverpool created plenty of chances against Tranmere too, but they have been a lot more clinical tonight. Klopp has a satisfied smile on his face right now, and for good reason. This has been a very good run-out for the team.

This is Fleetwood's first match of pre-season, and they are playing Premier League opposition, but it has still been a fairly disappointing performance. They have offered very little going forward, and the only real positive they can take from this game is the slightly improved fitness levels.

SAVE! Randall gets forward for Liverpool this time, latching on to the ball on the right side of the area, but he doesn't catch his finish right and Cairns makes a routine stop.

Klopp will be particularly pleased with how his youngsters have performed in this second half. They have looked brighter than the crop of the first half, with Kent and Woodburn in particular standing out.

Just 10 minutes remain in this match now, and in truth Fleetwood have looked like a beaten side for some time now. Liverpool are just knocking the ball about, looking for a way through for their fifth goal but knowing that there is no great urgency to get it.

Firmino is almost in behind the defence, but Bolger pulls him back to prevent him from racing through on goal. That is a yellow card all day long in a competitive match.

Brannagan goes for goal from the free kick but slams it straight into the wall before his follow-up strike is deflected over by Pond.

CHANCE! Better from Fleetwood as they come forward down the right and swing a cross in towards the back post. Kip climbs higher than Randall there, but his downward header is relatively simple for Bogdan.

SAVE! Liverpool get straight down the other end of the field with Kent leading the charge again, but he opts to go for goal himself and Cairns is again down to make the save.

Lucas wants a second here, and this one would be even rarer on his left! The ball comes to him just outside the area, but he doesn't look comfortable at all and fires it well wide.

There will be one minute of added time at the end of this match.

Firmino has his second and Liverpool have their fifth to add the icing on the cake late on. Again Woodburn is involved as he collects the ball on the left before playing a low pass right between the defence and keeper, leaving Firmino with the easiest of finishes.

Well, that was fairly convincing from Liverpool! It may have been Fleetwood's first pre-season game, but Liverpool can be pretty happy with their performance in that match. They led 1-0 at the break but then stepped up their pressure in the second half half and added a further four goals to cruise to a 5-0 win that makes it two wins from two pre-season games.

Marko Grujic was the star of the first half for Liverpool on his debut, winning a penalty which was missed by Ings before scoring and hitting the woodwork. It was the youngsters who stole the show in the second half, though, with 16-year-old Woodburn getting his first goal for the club before Lucas Leiva added a third and Roberto Firmino capped off the scoring with two goals.

Right, that is all we have time for this evening! Thank you for joining Sports Mole for tonight's match as Liverpool continue their pre-season preparations with a 5-0 drubbing of Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium. I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction too. From me, though, it is goodbye for now!