The Liverpool 2025/26 third kit is out – and it’s incredibly unusual

The Liverpool 2025/26 third kit has been released by Adidas, completing their collection for the season.

As the final of the 2025/26 Premier League kits to drop, it follows two very popular shirts for the Reds already: the home kit has already become a must-have, while the away shirt has already debuted at Wembley.

So what of Liverpool’s third-choice?

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The Liverpool 2025/26 third kit pays homage to previous Adidas kits… without copying any too much

Liverpool 2025/26 third kit(Image credit: Adidas/Liverpool)

Aside from the Reds’ 2023/24 away top – a tribute to their quartered classic of 1995/96 – this is the first time that Liverpool have worn green since the 2008/09 season when Adidas were the manufacturers for the second time.

This leans on the teal shade, however, and though it’s not a colour often associated with the club, it definitely has a retro feel.

The kit features Adidas’ classic Trefoil logo on the right-hand side of the torso, just like Arsenal’s third kit and Newcastle United’s third kit, though while those shirts make obvious attempts at recreating something old, this is distinctly new: yes, that ’08/09 top acts as the closest thing to this, with its subtle stripes, but there’s no clear reference otherwise.

It gives this one an odd feeling of freshness and nostalgia – and hey, we’re not mad about it.

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Liverpool’s kits have predominantly featured a simplified Liverbird design since 2012, when the club moved to Warrior as their kit manufacturer, but this strip features a badge not used since 1992, again on a jersey of a similar shade.

But where this would truly have knocked it out of the park, though – unfortunately for Merseysiders – you have to look at Arsenal: Adi have emblazoned the Gunners’ third strip with a stunning all-over pattern, yet Liverpool just get… stripes.

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We get it, but it’s a little boring, nonetheless: with two very straight kits already, there was the opportunity to create something with a real wow factor.

Nevertheless, it’s a strong trio of shirts from the German manufacturer… and we have a feeling Alexander Isak’s name may get printed on a lot of these.