Liverpool have confirmed a series of tributes that will take place to honour club legend Kevin Keegan, who died at the age of 75 last month. After completing a move from Scunthorpe United in 1971, Keegan won three league titles, the European Cup, two Uefa Cups and the FA Cup during a trophy-laden six years at Anfield. In a club statement, Liverpool confirmed they are in communication with Newcastle United "regarding special tributes" before their Premier League season opener on 23 August.
Barring 15-year-old JJ Gabriel coming in for England Under-20 striker Ethan Wheatley, who has a minor calf problem, Manchester United's 25-man squad for their first two pre-season games in Helsinki and Trondheim has stayed the same. It means the academy players not involved – including the likes of Gibraltar international James Scanlon, midfielder Jack Moorhouse, who spent the first half of last season at Leyton Orient, and Gabriele Biancheri, who was at Rotherham, will have to seriously consider their next moves. Australia full-back James Overy also falls into that group.
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