Steve Nicol has referred to as for Jurgen Klopp to make one important change to Liverpool’s beginning XI to face Arsenal on Sunday.
The supervisor wielded the axe following the 4-1 defeat to Manchester Metropolis per week in the past, making six adjustments in personnel for the following goalless draw away to Chelsea, and there could possibly be a couple of alterations once more tomorrow.
Though Thiago Alcantara appears to be like set to be obtainable following his hip harm, the Scot has championed the case for shifting Trent Alexander-Arnold right into a midfield function from his common right-back berth – a possible tweak we additionally mentioned in a latest column on Empire of the Kop.
Talking on ESPN FC, Nicol defined: “I hope he performs Trent Alexander-Arnold in the course of the park on the right-hand facet, as a result of that might make much more sense.
“He doesn’t actually have many choices, Klopp. He’s actually by no means given us any sniff that he’s ever going to alter from 4-3-3, so I don’t anticipate him to do it now.
“Why don’t you play Trent on the right-hand facet [of midfield]? Play him the place he’s finest, and that’s from the midway line ahead. We all know he can’t defend, so he doesn’t actually must defend per se in the course of the park, for my part.
“All he has to do is shepherd gamers round and shut the ball down with out letting folks run previous him. I believe he could be secure in there, and it’s probably not a lot of a chance.”
With Trent a robust pressure going ahead (15 profession targets and 65 assists) however usually transport criticism for his defensive acumen, Nicol’s suggestion seems a sound one at floor degree.
Nevertheless, given Liverpool’s urgent want for a constructive consequence and the standard of opposition in Premier League leaders Arsenal, we don’t anticipate Klopp to make such a radical change for tomorrow’s match no less than.
Whether or not it’s one thing he may discover additional down the road is one other matter, although.
You’ll be able to see Nicol’s chosen beginning XI for the Arsenal recreation under, from ESPN UK on YouTube:
