As Liverpool journey to play Brighton, Arne Slot will likely be unable to rotate his group as a lot as he would have hoped for as a consequence of harm absentees not recovering in time.
Liverpool enter the fourth spherical of the League Cup in good type however with an eye fixed on Saturday’s league fixture in opposition to Brighton, and the Reds’ beginning lineup will most likely replicate this.
We already know at the least one change Slot will make as he rests a few of his key figures who’ve amassed 22 factors from 9 Premier League matches this season.
Right here’s how Liverpool may line up.
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Right here’s what Slot revealed in his press convention:
Liverpool’s XI vs. Brighton
Given Slot’s feedback in his press convention, it’s virtually sure that Endo will play. One of many large questions that stay is, who will line up subsequent to him in midfield?
It appears possible that Dominik Szobozlai will begin after he got here off the bench in opposition to Arsenal. That then leaves Slot with Curtis Jones and Alexis Mac Allister to select from.
Up entrance, the top coach faces a conundrum in that Darwin Nunez is Liverpool’s solely recognised striker for now, with Jota dominated out till after the subsequent worldwide break.
Chiesa, who may have crammed in up entrance, can be lacking, so Slot could play Nunez once more.
That is how Liverpool would line up:
Kelleher; Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Ideally, Bradley would play this recreation however judging from Slot’s press convention, wherein the Dutchman mentioned the 21-year-old “may possibly be within the squad,” he gained’t be match to start out.
This might imply Trent Alexander-Arnold begins as Gomez and Quansah associate one another at centre-back, permitting Van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate a relaxation.
On this state of affairs, Vitezslav Jaros additionally begins as Liverpool search to make sure their backup goalkeeper stays sharp within the case of an harm to Kelleher.
- Cody Gakpo has to play up entrance with the intention to preserve Nunez recent for Saturday
- Tyler Morton is given his first begin since January 2022 as Slot rests Mac Allister and Jones
- Within the absence of Chiesa and Elliott, Mo Salah begins his thirteenth recreation of the season
Right here’s how this alternate group would look:
Jaros; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas; Endo, Morton, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
Brighton have their very own harm issues, with the likes of Lewis Dunk, James Milner and Adam Webster out, however they’ll nonetheless pose a troublesome check for Liverpool.
We all know that the Reds can carry out at the same time as a rotated aspect, they’ll simply have to make sure they preserve issues tight early on in order that they discover themselves out of the tie earlier than they will gel as a group.
