After a vastly productive few weeks within the Premier League, Liverpool’s consideration now turns to the UEFA Champions League as they journey to Paris to face PSG within the opening leg of their last-16 conflict.
The Reds come into this one off the again of vastly spectacular victories over Manchester Metropolis and Newcastle United, sending them 13 factors clear on the prime of the desk.
When it comes to absences for this one, Joe Gomez, Conor Bradley and Tyler Morton are all definitely dominated out for this one. Cody Gakpo stays a doubt regardless of coming off the bench in Liverpool’s victory over Newcastle United one week in the past.
With that being mentioned, let’s check out our predicted lineup for this one…
One Change on the Again
Alisson Becker will stay in objective for this one, coming into the sport off the again of two consecutive clear sheets. Forward of him, Virgil Van Dijk will captain the aspect from the guts of defence and shall be joined by his typical accomplice Ibou Konate.
At left-back, Andy Robertson will come again into the aspect rather than Kostas Tsimikas after being rested within the victory over Newcastle. With no depth in any respect at right-back, Trent Alexander-Arnold will definitely begin in his typical position.
Verdict: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk (C), Robertson
4 Midfielders
Slot could possibly be set to make an attention-grabbing tactical tweak for this one. I think that the Dutchman will decide to start out with 4 midfielders, identical to he did in Liverpool’s big victory away to Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium.
Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch will accomplice one another on the base of the midfield and shall be joined by two superior midfielders, that can successfully type a double press down the center.
These gamers shall be Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones, who will come into the aspect after lacking the conflict with Newcastle United. The latter of these will successfully be used as an attacker, if that system is right.
Verdict: Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones
Salah and Who?
That leaves the 2 large positions obtainable. Mohamed Salah will after all begin on the right-wing and can look to proceed his world-class marketing campaign.
Diogo Jota will doubtless drop out of the beginning eleven to make method for the beforehand talked about Jones.
With Gakpo nonetheless a doubt for this one, Luis Diaz is in line to maintain his place within the beginning eleven on the left-wing.
Verdict: Salah, Diaz
Beginning XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk (C), Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones, Salah, Diaz
Bench: Kelleher, Jaros, Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo, McConnell, Nyoni, Elliott, Gakpo, Jota, Nunez, Chiesa
