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Kamil Grabara will get his chance to impress in front of an expected crowd of 95,000 when Liverpool face Manchester United in the International Champions Cup in Michigan.

The Poland youth international and fellow Academy keeper Caoimhin Kelleher will feature in the absence of Loris Karius, who has a knee problem.

The 19-year-old is likely to be Liverpool's third choice shot-stopper this season behind Alisson and Karius.

When did the Reds sign him?

He was bought from Polish top-flight outfit Ruch Chorzow for around £250,000 in 2016. Grabara had also attracted interest from both Manchester City and Manchester United.

It was his dream to follow in the footsteps of fellow countryman Jerzy Dudek, who became a Kop legend with his heroics in the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul.

What has he done since?

Initially with the under-18s, Grabara was soon promoted to the under-23s and the teenager has enhanced his reputation with a string of commanding performances.

He impressed in the Reds' march to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Youth League last season and was rewarded with a new five-year contract in December 2017.

He trains regularly with the first-team squad at Melwood and made his maiden senior outing in a pre-season friendly against Tranmere last July.

What have they said about him?

Steven Gerrard is big fan. Grabara's error gave Maribor the lead in a UEFA Youth League game last season but he bounced with a string of fine saves and kept out a penalty.

“Nine out of 10 keepers would have felt sorry for themselves and probably gone missing or tried to make up for the mistake in the wrong way,” Gerrard said.

“But Kamil was very calm and experienced and bailed the team out on three or four occasions, one being the penalty.

“I was more pleased with his reaction to the mistake and I think that shows he is a top goalie.

“He is coming for crosses and making them look easy, most keepers would be in trouble with those crosses but he commands his box so well."

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Speaking last December, Liverpool Under-23s goalkeeper coach Mark Morris said: "Kamil has come on in leaps and bounds. He has taken to the English game like a duck to water. He is very strong in the air, he is mentally strong, his distribution has really come on and he is brave and quick in his thinking.

"He listens, he works so hard and it goes to show if you get your head down, keep improving and work hard then you get the rewards. We have really high hopes for him.

"Kamil is a confident young boy with a big presence. He deals with crosses probably better than most goalkeepers. He seems really cut out for the English game. He is so good in one-v-one situations.

"He generally doesn’t just dive at an opponent’s feet and he will wait, times it right and gives them nothing to hit. He is fearless in that respect and a lot of times he will put people off just by his positional play."