Liverpool line-ups for Leicester City as changes made after Darwin Nunez decision
Paul Gorst: Changes, Pep Lijnders says, are “a given” tonight but I still think it will be a strong enough team to make the travelling Leicester City wince when the team news drops.
Such are the options at Jurgen Klopp’s disposal now that he will generally be able to field sides full of quality throughout at every stage of the cup competitions this term.
Caoimhin Kelleher - a “world-class” deputy, according to Lijnders - starts in goal behind a back four of Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah, Ibrahima Konate and Andy Robertson.
In midfield, Wataru Endo can anchor the engine room with Harvey Elliott and Ryan Gravenberch ahead of the Japan captain with the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister waiting in the wings.
Up top, Ben Doak starts off the right with Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo completing the front three. Mo Salah might find he has the night off while Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz can be kept in reserve.
My team (4-3-3): Kelleher; Gomez, Quansah, Konate, Robertson; Endo, Elliott, Gravenberch; Doak, Gakpo, Jota.
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Theo Squires: With Jurgen Klopp making 11 changes for last week’s Europa League victory over LASK Linz, I’d expect wholesale changes again when Liverpool kick start their League Cup campaign against Leicester City.
Caoimhin Kelleher comes back in to start in goal, with Stefan Bajcetic again trialled as an inverted right-back. Kostas Tsimikas comes in at left-back, with Ibrahima Konate starting at centre-back alongside youngster Jarell Quansah.
The midfield that started last week in Austria all get the nod again, with Wataru Endo sitting deeper
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