The Reds host the rojiblancos at Anfield this Wednesday in the fourth day of the Champions League. The locals could sentence the leadership of Group B if they prevail and Porto fail to win at San Siro. For their part, visitors will seek to get closer to less than the five points they are far from and get away from the Portuguese, with whom they are tied.
Jürgen Klopp will lead a Liverpool that wants to go on the fast track in the top continental competition and has not rested with victories against all its group rivals to date. For this meeting, he will not be able to count on Thiago Alcántara, Harvey Elliott, Naby Keïta, James Milner or Fabio Tavares “Fabinho”. We believe that he will choose the following 11 starters, in his characteristic 1-4-3-3:
The Brazilian goalkeeper has 12 games this season, all of them starting from the beginning. He has not been present in the two EFL Cups and missed one in the Premier League, but in the others he has been chosen.
The Scottish left-back has played every minute in the Champions League and was the regular starter in the Premier League. He has two assists this year, one of which was in the first round match at the Wanda Metropolitano.
The German-Cameroonian defender has played every minute in the Champions League and has been the most common in the Premier League. Despite the fact that in the last two domestic games he has been a substitute for the benefit of Ibrahima Konaté, everything indicates that he will return to eleven.
The Dutch and Surinamese center-back missed the first Champions League match and has not been present at the EFL Cup, but has played everything else and is indisputable at the back end.
The English right-back has played ten games this season, all of them as a starter, between the Champions League and the Premier League. He has been left out of the call on two occasions, but except for a surprise he will be the one who will start from the beginning.
The English midfielder has been present in 13 games, the most recent as a pivot due to casualties. He is the leader of the dressing room and his captain, so his absence would not be understood except for dosage or physical problems.
The midfielder has added four starts in the last five Premier League games and one against Porto in the Champions League, leaving pleasant sensations with two assists. Given the losses in the medullary, everything indicates that he will repeat in the eleven.
The English midfielder has been present in ten games, starting three of them. In his most recent appearance, against Brighton & Hove Albion, he played 70 minutes coming off the bench due to an early injury to Naby Keíta.
The Senegalese left winger has played 13 games this season, starting at 11 and having a good time with seven goals so far this year. It is one of the most indisputable.
The Brazilian striker has 10 games played, where he has started five times. He has excelled in games such as Porto (two goals) or Watford (hat-trick), but during the rest of the season he has been more discreet.
The Egyptian right winger is in a plethora of moments, for many he may be the best so far this season. In 13 games, being a starter in all of them, he adds 15 goals and 6 assists, averaging a goal participation every little more than 54 minutes.
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