This is the lineup that I will surely draw Klopp start in the match between the Atlético de Madrid and the Liverpool in the Metropolitan Wanda:
He is the absolute benchmark of the meta network since he arrived in 2018 from Rome. He has become one of the best goalkeepers in the club’s history, although on Saturday he was not called up against Watford because he had just arrived from international matches. It is a world top.
Another completely irreplaceable player for Klopp. It was rumored that Milner could fill the right-back position at Wanda, but I’m betting on Arnold. He can hurt the mattress defense with his constant raises on the wing.
He is being chosen to accompany Van Dijk in the center of the rear, ahead of Joe Gomez or the new signing Konaté. His start to the year has been very good. It will play in the right profile.
He had been injured 10 months since Pickford smashed his knee. How Liverpool have noticed their return! With Van Dijk as quarterback of the defense, they are once again very solid in the back area and are once again a candidate team for everything.
As in the case of Alexander-Arnold, the Scotsman also had a few minutes of rest in the win against Watford. Klopp kept it thinking about this match, since Atlético de Madrid’s bands are among the most powerful in Europe.
Fabinho was the other player Klopp couldn’t count on Saturday because he had just arrived from the South American playoffs. In this way, he will arrive fresher than the rest of his teammates at the game. Essential player for his tactical ability to understand the game.
Essential in the axis of three with which the reds have played for years. Henderson is the team’s captain and compass in midfield, perfectly conveying what the coach wants from the rest of his teammates. He was the hero with a great goal in the first match against Milan (3-2).
This is the position that raises the most doubts in the face of who will occupy it from the beginning. It will be between Milner and Keita, although I bet on the Mali. His physical display is very great and that can be key in a game that is expected to be very intense, although Milner is not exactly right in strength either.
Unlike his compatriots, Firmino was available for the Premier match. And the truth is that it was a luxury for the team, since it was one of the figures with a hat-trick. In the Champions League he also scored a double against Porto in the previous game (1-5). He is beginning to add goals to his priceless work without the ball.
Another who never tires of adding and adding is Mané. On Saturday he scored his 100th goal in the Premier, the third African in history to do so after Drogba and Salah. He will want to continue his streak at Wanda.
He started the season very fit, just when we are in the middle of the race for the Ballon d’Or. Against Watford he scored a fantastic goal in which he dribbled against half the rival team. He has scored in the two previous days of this group.