Liverpool head off on their pre-season tour without Raheem Sterling as he prepares to complete his £45m move to Manchester City
- Liverpool flew out for their pre-season tour of Asia on Sunday
- Raheem Sterling didn't travel as he prepares for Manchester City move
- Brendan Rodgers must now plan for life without his prized asset
Liverpool are beginning to prepare for life without Raheem Sterling as they flew out of Manchester Airport to embark on their pre-season tour of Asia.
The England international is closing on a £49million move to Manchester City after a deal was agreed on Sunday night.
Sterling is set to become the most expensive English player of all time, while Brendan Rodgers' side prepare to take on the Thailand All-Stars on Tuesday.
Brendan Rodgers arrives at Manchester Airport as his side prepare to fly to Asia for pre-season
Raheem Sterling didn't travel with the squad and is close to completing a move to Manchester City
New boys Nathaniel Clyne and Danny Ings were pictured with the squad as they start to settle into life at Liverpool.
Full back Clyne completed a prolonged move from Southampton for £12m and has joined former team-mates Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Dejan Lovren at the club.
Ings joined from relegated-Burnley after letting his contract run down, with the matter being sent to a tribunal after the two clubs failed to agree on a price.
Jordan Henderson has had a memorable week after being named as Liverpool's new captain and making the cover of FIFA 16 alongside Lionel Messi.
Nathaniel Clyne (centre) and Danny Ings (far right) both joined the club in the summer
Adam Lallana, Jordan Henderson and Mamadou Sakho looked relaxed as Simon Mignolet smiles for a photo
Rodgers, however, had a glum look on his face as the Sterling saga appears to be finally be coming to a head.
Mario Balotelli was left out of the squad all together as his days at Liverpool appeared to numbered.
The controversial striker had been training with the first team but Rodgers decided against taking him to Thailand, Australia and Malaysia.
Mario Balotelli (right) was left out of the pre-season tour squad as his days at Liverpool look over
Henderson showed off the first class cabin for the Liverpool squad as he posted a photo of some of the team preparing for take-off.
He captioned it: 'Looking forward to the tour!'
Defender Alberto Moreno also posted a picture of on Twitter of himself and Joao Teixeira on the plane.
He said: #Traveling to Thailand (Bangkok) with my friend cigano @joaovilaca8.'
(From left) Jordon Ibe, Ings, Lazar Markovic, Lovren, Lucas Leiva, Lambert, Lallana, Clyne and Joe Allen
Alberto Moreno posted this photograph on Twitter on the plane and sat next to Joao Teixeira
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