There could be a few heavy eyelids among Liverpool's ranks during Wednesday's exhibition match against Sydney FC after the Reds made a last-minute decision to delay their flight to Australia in order to spend a night in Thailand.

Fairfax Media understands Liverpool will not arrive on Tuesday night as scheduled, but will instead touch down 11 hours before kick-off after making a late change of plans for an overnight lay-over in Bangkok.

The Reds will land in Sydney at 8.55am on Wednesday, giving them little time to recuperate after their marathon journey. Given the turnaround of just three days between their last league match match, there will be serious question marks over their conditioning. There will not be so much as a training session, let alone a public appearance for their adoring fans ahead of their highly anticipated exhibition match in Sydney.

The ANZ Stadium clash is expected to attract 75,000 fans.