Jurgen Klopp might be tempted to start out Mo Salah as Liverpool host Man Metropolis in an enormous Premier League conflict on Sunday, however it’s debatable whether or not he’s prepared.
The Reds head into the weekend prime of the desk and on a run of seven consecutive wins in all competitions, their most up-to-date being a 5-1 victory at Sparta Prague.
However this resembles arguably the largest sport of the season up to now, with Pep Guardiola’s Man Metropolis visiting Anfield hoping to take prime spot.
Liverpool and Man Metropolis contested a 1-1 draw on the Etihad earlier within the marketing campaign, with Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring a surprising equaliser, however Klopp’s squad has been struck with accidents ever since.
So how might the Reds line up towards their title rivals?
Crew information
Talking in his pre-match press convention on Friday, Klopp revealed the next:
Ibrahima Konate set for a scan after hamstring scare vs. Sparta
Joe Gomez “is okay” regardless of being substituted at half-time
“All of the others are effective” – so no extra new accidents
9 others nonetheless out together with Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Jones and Jota
Liverpool’s XI vs. Man Metropolis
There are two massive questions in relation to Liverpool’s lineup vs. Man Metropolis: will Konate be match, and can Salah be match to start out?
Given the Frenchman was but to endure a scan he needs to be thought of uncertain – although there stays an opportunity it exhibits no harm – whereas Salah solely performed 16 minutes on his first sport again at Sparta.
However supplied they’re each obtainable to start out, right here’s how Liverpool might arrange:
That will see Liverpool line up like this:
Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Nunez
Nevertheless, the chances are Konate will no less than not be match to start out, which leaves Klopp with a call over whether or not Gomez or Jarell Quansah ought to accomplice Van Dijk.
There’s a case to argue that Gomez ought to exchange Robertson at left-back as a substitute, although, whereas if Salah is barely handed for a bench function, Harvey Elliott deserves his place on kind.
With that in thoughts Klopp might go for:
Quansah and Gomez changing Konate and Robertson in XI above
Unchanged midfield with Szoboszlai more likely to be absolutely match
Elliott in assault together with Diaz and Nunez
That would depart Liverpool as under:
Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez; Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Elliott, Diaz, Nunez
Given the importance of this fixture, Klopp would hope to discipline as sturdy a beginning lineup as attainable at Anfield, however that has not often been the case this season.
If Konate and Salah are capable of begin, Liverpool will nearly definitely have higher odds of taking all three factors.
However as we now have realized in current weeks and months, there’s a stunning degree of depth on this squad even with nearly a whole beginning XI out injured.
