Numerous rotational choices are unavailable to Arne Slot as Liverpool put together for his or her third Champions League recreation of the season, with accidents beginning to pile up.
Wednesday night represents a gathering of the early home league leaders, as Liverpool meet Bundesliga’s present joint-frontrunners Leipzig on their dwelling soil.
Each groups head into the fixture off the again of a victory, and with accidents to contemplate all through their squad. It leaves query marks over how Slot will method a recreation that precedes a visit to Arsenal.
Right here’s how he may look to arrange in Germany.
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Forward of the official squad listing being confirmed, Liverpool’s coaching session on the AXA on Tuesday supplied us a take a look at who’s up for choice:
Liverpool’s XI vs. Leipzig
Within the earlier two Champions League fixtures, Slot restricted his modifications to his beginning lineup to not more than two – however his method will certainly change contemplating the schedule and his choices.
The Dutchman commented on the Sunday-Wednesday turnaround when discussing Alisson‘s ill-timed damage, which can be taking part in on his thoughts.
To that finish, Jarell Quansah may give Ibrahima Konate a well timed relaxation towards his former membership, with Kostas Tsimikas to once more rotate into the XI instead of Andy Robertson.
Alexis Mac Allister educated on Tuesday after taking part in simply 9 minutes towards Chelsea, so he should be able to return to the midfield.
And with Chiesa and Jota sidelined, the choices up high will not be as huge and it’s laborious to look past Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez in assault:
- Quansah and Tsimikas come into the defence
- Mac Allister returns and Jones strikes into attacking midfield position
- Diaz takes Gakpo’s spot and Nunez will get second European begin
That will make 5 modifications from Sunday’s lineup:
Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Jones, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Nunez
With this the second recreation of seven within the house of 21 days, and Arsenal subsequent up on the weekend, we may even see six modifications to the XI.
It’s one that will nonetheless be greater than able to getting a end result, and it may see Joe Gomez begin solely his second recreation of the season at right-back, with Konate there to assist.
Wataru Endo is nicely and really on the perimeter with simply 85 minutes thus far, however Gravenberch wants a relaxation in some unspecified time in the future having performed probably the most minutes of any Purple at membership and worldwide stage (1,250).
There’s loads of expertise and an injection of recent legs, and 5 substitutions all through the sport affords Slot additional flexibility ought to he have to make modifications all through:
- Gomez and Tsimikas each are available in at full-back
- Endo makes his second begin of the season
- Salah, Diaz and Nunez lead the road
These tweaks appear like this:
Kelleher; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Jones, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Nunez
Whereas a handful of apparent rotation choices are unavailable, it’s nonetheless laborious to see Slot conserving his modifications to a minimal for this one – particularly understanding there are nonetheless 5 extra Champions League video games left on this part.
Leipzig are but to register a degree within the competitors, whereas Liverpool sit among the many high eight having received each their video games.
The German outfit is not going to be underestimated, however both of the abovementioned beginning lineups should be able to taking factors again to Merseyside.
