Liverpool line-ups for Fulham as Ibrahima Konate and Alexis Mac Allister decisions made
Ian Doyle - Alexis Mac Allister cannot play forever
Six more to go. With Liverpool out of Europe, the Jurgen Klopp farewell tour is now confined to the Premier League.
And it continues at Fulham this afternoon with the Reds looking to keep pace with new leaders Arsenal. What, then, is the Liverpool boss to do?
There have to be changes. Not in goal, though. That's Alisson Becker. And much of the defence can stay the same with Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back and Andy Robertson left-back, but Jarell Quansah can come in to partner skipper Virgil van Dijk at centre-back.
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In midfield, Alexis Mac Allister cannot play forever so Wataru Endo returns as the number six. Harvey Elliott is due a start on the right of the triumvirate, and I'd stick with Curtis Jones to the left.
Up top, Mohamed Salah continues on the right with Darwin Nunez coming back down the middle and Cody Gakpo moving to the left.
My team (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Elliott, Jones; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo.
Theo Squires - Harvey Elliott gets a deserved start
Liverpool might have returned to winning ways away at Atalanta on Thursday, but they were still far from convincing as they exited the Europa League. That has to change to keep their title hopes alive.
So now, Fulham away and the first of three Premier League away matches in a week. A shame for the out-of-form Reds that Craven Cottage has not been the best hunting ground in recent years then, with their last victory there coming back in 2019.
They have drawn their last three trips to the Cottage,
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