How Liverpool could now line-up at Brighton with Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo all missing
Liverpool will look to channel their VAR-fuelled fury into victory at Brighton when they return to Premier League action on Sunday.
Before then, the Reds play at Anfield on Thursday evening when they take part in a Europa League clash against the Belgians, Union Saint-Gilloise. But that match will likely see major changes made to the team by Jurgen Klopp as he rotates and gives some fringe players an opportunity to shine.
Instead, it is expected that senior stars will be held back for a trip to the AMEX Stadium on Sunday, the site of one of Liverpool's most difficult afternoons last season, in which they fell to a 3-0 defeat to Roberto De Zerbi's impressive side.
I'm not having the PGMOL statement - they missed an easy Liverpool solution
Liverpool set to appeal against Curtis Jones VAR red card in Tottenham loss
And so Liverpool will be desperate to right the wrongs of both last term and the previous weekend, which saw their 19-match unbeaten run come to an end when Joel Matip turned into his own net in the final minute of a game which saw the Reds reduced to nine men - with a legitimate Luis Diaz goal wrongly ruled out due to an error from the VAR officials.
Klopp will have to do it the hard way against Brighton, though, because, unless Liverpool's appeal to overturn Curtis Jones' red card is successfully (and that feels unlikely considering it would be an admission of another major mistake by the PGMOL), they will have both he and Diogo Jota suspended for the fixture.
Add in Cody Gakpo's injury and Liverpool's options are starting to look slightly more depleted for what is shaping up to be a key fixture.
So how could they end up lining up? Well, Alisson will play given that he is likely to be rested with Caoimhin
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