Liverpool were struck with three injuries from their last game and changes now beckon, but just how many will Jurgen Klopp end up making and who starts at right-back?
The Reds stuck with their 4-4-2 formation for the trip to Arsenal, one that again highlighted the desperate need to find a solution for a leaky defence after a 3-2 loss.
The defeat was compounded further by a trio of injuries to key players, leaving Klopp to question if he will persist with the system change after losing “one important part of it.”
Liverpool still have the personnel to persist with the change and it will certainly keep fans and Rangers guessing before the team is announced.
With injuries, form and rotation to consider, Liverpool’s lineup is not a straightforward one to predict.
Goalkeepers: Alisson, Kelleher, Adrian, Pitaluga, Mrozek
Defenders: Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Phillips, Robertson, Tsimikas
Midfielders: Thiago, Fabinho, Henderson, Milner, Elliott, Carvalho, Oxlade-Chamberlain*, Jones, Bajcetic
Forwards: Salah, Nunez, Firmino, Jota
Prior to the game at Arsenal, Klopp explained that “we will have to make them for the next game” with only three days separating the two games.
There are to be three enforced changes but it could be a total of five against Rangers, with fresh faces needed after successive starts, especially in midfield – with Thiago starting the last four and Jordan Henderson the last three.
With Alexander-Arnold injured and Calvin Ramsay absent from training, James Milner and Joe Gomez are the ones of the right-back shortlist.
A decision will need to be made if Liverpool are persisting with the 4-4-2, and if they are, it could well be a case of being all-in for the attack as the team needs a victory in Scotland:
Gomez starts at right-back with Ibrahima Konate making first start
Fabinho and Milner to replace Thiago and Henderson
Roberto Firmino back alongside Mo Salah, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez
The five changes to the XI have Liverpool lining up
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