Liverpool line-ups for Sparta Prague as Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai decisions made
Paul Gorst - How can you not gaze towards Sunday’s match with concern?
This is probably one one of the most difficult teams of the season to pick given that Manchester City are to come on Sunday in that top-of-the-table clash.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists he is not prioritising fixtures right now but how can you not gaze towards Sunday’s match with concern given the injury crisis at present?
Klopp was coy over his plans for both Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai in his pre-match press conference but I think both get 45 minutes alongside Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk here. Jarell Quansah can play the full 90, as can Conor Bradley and Kostas Tsimikas.
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In midfield, Bobby Clark starts once more to give Harvey Elliott a breather with Szoboszlai to come off the bench at half-time, all being well.
Salah doesn’t start for me either but gets some much-needed minutes as an impact sub. A draw is all an injury-hit Liverpool need here given the magnitude of the next 10 days or so.
My team (4-3-3): Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Quansah, Tsimikas; Endo, Clark, Mac Allister; Diaz, Gakpo, Nunez.
Ian Doyle - Mohamed Salah can appear at some point
Question: when is a big game not actually that big a game?
Answer: when it's a Europa League round of 16 first leg tie and you have Manchester City at home in the Premier League a few days later.
Such is the case for Liverpool, who are at Sparta Prague this evening with more players available than have been for some time. What, then, is Jurgen Klopp to do?
Caoimhin Kelleher remains in goal, as he's
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