Arne Slot has explained the plan for new signing Hugo Ekitike‘s first outing and what we can expect from Alexis Mac Allister on his injury return against Yokohama.Slot named a strong starting lineup for the pre-season friendly in Japan, with Ekitike named in the starting lineup for his first appearance alongside the likes of Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez.The forward has been training with the team for nearly one week but Slot knows there are realistic expectations over how long the Frenchman can feature in his first run out.As for Mac Allister, he’s had a slow start to pre-season navigating fitness issues but the plan is to bring him off the bench with 30 minutes to play.• READ: Liverpool lineup vs. Yokohama confirmedSpeaking to the club’s official channels, Slot explained: “It’s a good thing that Macca is back for half an hour. He can play half an hour.“Ekitike can play half an hour to 45 minutes, we decided it would be best for him to start. So let’s see if he can get half to half time, or I have to take him out already earlier.” • READ: Mac Allister explains mystery injury and when he expects to be backAs for the rest of the starting lineup, they will be pushing closer to the hour-mark as we move within two weeks of the new season.Slot added: “The ones that start, most of them will play 60 minutes for the first time, except for Ryan, of course, because he played 60 last game as well.“So that also means that many of them will only play 40 minutes.”The ‘many’ Slot is referring to includes Andy Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and Wataru Endo, while Darwin Nunez is also available after sitting out against AC Milan. Alisson left Liverpool’s pre-season camp in Japan for personal reasons on Tuesday, with the goalkeeper flying to Brazil – though, he is expected to return to the AXA later this week.On the No. 1’s absence, Slot added: “Unfortunately, no. He had to go back to Brazil for private reasons. So, yeah, that’s far from ideal, first of all, for the private reasons.“Second of all, for him to be not there in a game like this and in pre-season is also not ideal if you miss out on part of the pre-season.“But again, private life is more important in these matters than joining a game today.”* You can follow all Liverpool’s pre-season friendlies live with All Red Video, the new video offering from the club that replaces LFCTV. Purchase All Red Video here.