Liverpool play away to RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but not in Germany due to the country's travel restrictions, but instead in Hungary.
Drinks manufacturer and overall sporting giant Red Bull have dipped into football owning a few clubs across the world.
The Reds have somewhat been affiliated with the organisation, buying players from both Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig and always seem to be linked with even more.
Timo Werner and Dayot Upamecano for example, have been heavily linked recently before their moves to Chelsea and Bayern Munich respectively.
So, these are six players who have played for either Red Bull Salzurg or RB Leipzig and Liverpool.
6) Andre Wisdom
Wisdom started his career with Liverpool, making his debut in 2012 and he made 22 appearances across his five years.
He was shipped out on loan for a lot of his career to Derby, West Brom, Norwich and then finally Red Bull Salzburg.
The defender played 24 times across the 2016/17 season and won the Austrian Bundesliga and Austrian Cup during his time in Austria.
He returned to Liverpool and was released at the end of that season and joined Derby permanently, where his still is to this day.
5) Alex Manninger
The Austrian shotstopper started his career at the club, known as SV Salzburg before Red Bull purchased the club, but only played once.
Manninger played for plethora of different clubs, including Arsenal, rejoining now Reb Bull Salzburg in 2005/06 where he played 16 times in his season with the club.
He moved to Siena in the Serie A for two seasons and then moved back to Salzburg on a non-contract basis in 2008/09 but moved to Udinese before that season began.
Liverpool brought him in 2016/17 as the clubs third choice keeper and it became his final club as he retired at the end of that season without making a single appearance.
4) Peter Gulasci
Gulasci started his career in his native Hungary with MTK Budapest and signed for Liverpool on loan originally in 2007/08, playing for the clubs reserve side.
The Reds had an option to buy following the loan, which they took, but he did not make a single appearance for Liverpool playing as a back up and being sent out on loans.
He left for Red Bull Salzburg in 2013/14 and won both the League and Cup in his two seasons and then moved on to RB Leipzig in 2015, a common move for many players.
Originally in the 2. Bundesliga, they got promoted and quickly got into the Champions League with Gulasci's form in goal being a big part of that.
3) Takumi Minamino
The forward began in his native Japan with Cerezo Osaka and moved to Austria with Red Bull Salzburg in 2015.
Minamino scored 64 goals across 189 appearances in all competitions for Salzburg winning the league title in every season he played.
His great form and a fantastic performance against them prompted Liverpool to sign him in January 2020 after activating his £7.5million release clause.
Taki won the Premier League with Liverpool and has scored four goals in 31 appearances, joining Southampton on loan this January for more consistent game time.
2) Naby Keita
Keita started with FC Intres in Ligue 2 in France and was picked up by Red Bull Salzburg in 2014 as a 19 year-old.
The midfielder played very well for Salzburg across two seasons scoring 20 goals in 81 games and won both the cup and league in his two campaigns.
He moved on to RB Leipzig in 2016, where he continued his fine form finishing second in the Bundesliga and earning him a spot in the team of the season.
In August 2017 Liverpool signed Keita for what turned out to be £52.75 million after add ons but joined a year later.
Injuries have plagued his time with Liverpool but he has looked very impressive in the spells in the side he has done and could be a vital player for Liverpool if he can stay fit.
1) Sadio Mane
Everyone knows how good Mane has been at Liverpool, but he started in France with Metz in 2011 and after a season he was signed by Red Bull Salzburg.
He scored a very impressive 45 goals in 82 games winning the league and cup in 2013/14 and then signed for Southampton in 2014 for just £11.8million.
The winger done very well for Southampton, scoring 25 goals in 75 games including the fastest hattrick in Premier League history at 2 minutes 56 seconds in a 3-1 against Aston Villa.
He joined Liverpool in 2016 for £34million, becoming the then most expensive African footballer, and the rest his history helping the Reds to the Premier League title, Champiosn League, Super Cup and Club World Cup.
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