Liverpool could unleash new formation that won Jurgen Klopp the title
Liverpool have reverted to a 4-2-3-1 formation twice in the past week, with such a system helping inspire them to late comeback victories against both Fulham and Crystal Palace.
On each occasion the Reds started proceedings in their traditional 4-3-3 set-up, with Trent Alexander-Arnold operating as an inverted right-back. Yet come the second half, the England international would be pushed into midfield as Jurgen Klopp varied things up in search of victory.
A 4-2-3-1 formation is one that the German knows well, with it his go-to formation when winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles and reaching the Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund. It was also his initial system of choice on Merseyside, before gradually adapting and evolving to Liverpool’s trademark 4-3-3.
But he has never been afraid to revert to it in-game when the time calls for it.
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Against Fulham, the introduction of Joe Gomez in place of Alexis Mac Allister in the 65th minute freed up Trent Alexander-Arnold to push forward into midfield alongside Ryan Gravenberch, with fellow substitute Cody Gakpo ahead of them as a number 10. Wataru Endo would then come on in place of the Reds’ number 38 as the Cottagers led 3-2, with both deeper midfielders getting their names on the scoresheet to turn the game on its head.
Meanwhile, against Palace, Gomez came on at right-back again, this time in place of Endo, with Alexander-Arnold initially operating as a lone number six. When Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott were introduced in the 74th minute, it became a 4-2-3-1 system with the
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