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Read our Premier League fans\u2019 previewsLiverpool<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ve made some great signings, raided the Bundesliga for Frimpong, Wirtz and Ekitik\u00e9 and swooped south for Kerkez, with more to come. Our target is clear then: to finish top again and go further in Europe. And we must try without one of our stars, Diogo Jota, whose loss is immeasurable, of course to his family first and foremost. What he meant to the boss, the team, each individual player and the supporters has been evident in the outpourings of love and respect shown in these past weeks. We won\u2019t forget him and in doing all we can to succeed we will honour his memory.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Thank heavens for the Community Shield<\/a>. In an age of 24\/7\/365 football \u2013 when seasons, competitions and opinions blur into one headache-inducing mass \u2013 the role of the Community Shield as the curtain raiser for the new English season is more important than ever.<\/p>\n The reality is more complicated \u2013 the EFL kicked off nine days ago \u2013 but we\u2019re not here for that or to talk about. We\u2019re here to watch FA Cup winners Crystal Palace<\/a> meet runaway champions Liverpool on a sweltering afternoon at Wembley.<\/p>\n In different ways, both teams have had difficult summers. Palace were demoted to the Conference League, have barely spent a penny on players<\/a> and could lose Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze before the transfer window closes.<\/p>\n Liverpool have spent like never before, signing Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong for around \u00a3250m. They recouped more than half of that with the sales of Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Jarell Quansah and others. But the summer of 2025 will always be remembered for the shocking death of Diogo Jota, aged 28, in a car crash.<\/p>\n Life goes on, football goes on, but today\u2019s game will be played in shadow.<\/p>\n