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Brendan Rodgers has decided to leave both Christian Benteke and Roberto Firmino out of the Liverpool squad for Saturday’s friendly with HJK Helsinki.

The Reds will fly to Finland today without their two biggest signings of a busy summer.

Benteke, who completed a £32.5million move from Aston Villa last week, and Firmino, who arrived from Hoffenheim in a £29million deal, only started training with their new team-mates at Melwood on Tuesday having missed the tour of the Far East and Australia.

Rodgers has decided that Saturday’s clash at the Olympic Stadium has come too soon for them to feature.

IN PICS: Benteke and Firmino train

Their omission raises doubts over whether they will be considered to start next Sunday’s opening Premier League clash with Stoke City.

If they do feature at the Britannia Stadium they won’t have played any football in a first choice Liverpool line up during pre-season.

A decision has yet to be taken over whether Benteke and Firmino will get a run out for a second string Reds side in a friendly at Swindon Town on Sunday.

The absence of Benteke and Firmino means that Rodgers will rely on Danny Ings and Divock Origi for firepower against HJK Helsinki.

A strong Reds side will face the Finnish champions including the likes of Philippe Coutinho, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Nathaniel Clyne, Adam Lallana and Jordon Ibe.

Liverpool squad: Chirivella, Clyne, Coutinho, Fulton, Gomez, Henderson, Ibe, Ings, Kent, Lallana, Lovren, Maguire, Mignolet, Milner, Origi, Skrtel.