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Liverpool have released their new kit ahead of the 2018/19 season - and they've done it with a difference.

Usually clubs line up the players in the new kit on the pitch or posing next to a wall with the club crest on it.

But this time the Reds have enlisted the help of a 'virtual squad' to help them show off the strip which features a grey violet body and a steel gradient print.

Working together with KONAMI, the kit has officially been revealed via an preview of PES 2019 footage of Jurgen Klopp’s men wearing the new kit, ahead of the new game’s release in August.

And fans can get a virtual glimpse of their favourite players walking out onto the field for the first time sporting the new strip – making Liverpool the first club to use video game graphics to launch a new jersey.

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This is especially handy with players such as Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold still to come home from the World Cup in Russia.

The New Balance kit pays homage to the Reds’ strip from the historic 1989/90 season, where Kenny Dalglish's team went on to become League Division One winning champions for the eighteenth time.

The jersey also features Racing Red detail on the shoulder panels, and red crest and NB logo, as well as featuring a crew neck collar.

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The 96 emblem is encased by the eternal flames and sits at the nape of the neck.

The goalkeeper away shirt is in line with the outfield players’ jerseys and is a pink glo with black pattered sleeves and black embroidered logo and crest.

The kit is completed with pink glo shorts and socks, with a black cuff to the lower sock.

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The kit has been launched as part of the new Liverpool campaign for 2018/19, “This Means More” which aims to encapsulate the feelings all fans around the world share when they pull on the famous shirt.



Liverpool winger Sadio Mané said: “We had a strong campaign in 2017/18, and we already can’t wait for the new season to begin.

"I’m really looking forward to stepping out onto the pitch and playing in the kit - it’s a really strong look.”



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Fans who buy an adult shirt, junior shirt, mini kit or baby kit before 1 August 2018 will also receive a £10 Liverpool retail voucher to spend in-store and online during August.

General Manager of New Balance Football, Kenny McCallum said: “This third kit completes a standout collection of NB performance kits for LFC.

"The kits have been designed to support the team to play at their best and pays tribute to the heritage of the club. We’re sure this will be a strip that the players and fans will wear with pride.”

In April Liverpool released their new home kit - a traditional strip with a nod to the Reds' history and identity in line with the club's 'This Means More' campaign.

It has maintained the 'red pepper' colour of the 2017-18 shirt, the most popular in Liverpool history.

The retro styling features a collar with sponsor Standard Chartered prominently featured across the front.

It is priced at £55 for an adult shirt, £30 for shorts and £12 for socks.

The Hillsborough disaster is commemorated on the neck, with the 96 emblem and eternal flames.

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Club captain Jordan Henderson said at the time: “Our kit isn’t just something we wear to play, it’s part of who we are as team, we feel immensely proud when pulling on the LFC Home shirt, it means more to us than you could even imagine.

"After all, Liverpool Football Club is like no other.

"I have no doubt that our fans will love the new kit, and will wear it with pride when supporting us this coming season.”

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For the away kit Liverpool moved from the battenberg style of white and green from last term to introduce a striking purple colour.

The shirt sponsors, badge and brand logo are all in bright orange.

Liverpool's away strip also adopts a jacquard linear graphic, just like the home jersey. This takes inspiration from the architecture of Anfield’s Main Stand.