Liverpool entertain Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in Saturday’s late Premier League kick-off.
The Reds recently reached their third Champions League final in five seasons, but they were made to work hard against Villarreal in the last four of the competition.
Jurgen Klopp’s side won 2-0 during the first leg at Anfield, but their lead was nullified with two first-half goals from the Yellow Submarines at El Madrigal.
Villarreal were eyeing a stunning comeback, but Liverpool found their feet after the interval, scoring three times to eventually seal a 5-2 aggregate victory.
The comeback triumph should provide plenty of confidence for the players ahead of their crunch league encounter against Tottenham, which is a must-win.
Liverpool are just one point behind leaders Manchester City and may have to win their remaining four games to give themselves a chance of leapfrogging them.
Here how Liverpool could line up against Tottenham:
Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker has been ever-present in goal for the Premier League games for Liverpool. He has 20 shutouts for the league campaign, and has the chance to equal Petr Cech’s clean sheet record if he does not concede over the next four matches. The Brazilian is expected to start between the sticks.
Defence: Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson are assured starters in the full-back roles and the same will be the case with Virgil van Dijk at the heart of the defence. The only change should see Joel Matip replace Ibrahima Konate as Van Dijk’s partner. Konate has been superb in Europe, but Matip continues to remain the league regular.
Meio -campo: Naby Keita foi recompensado com um ponto de partida à frente do capitão do Liverpool, Jordan Henderson, no meio da semana, após seu vencedor da partida no Newcastle United.Ele conseguiu assistência ao objetivo de Sadio Mane, mas foi amplamente influenciado por um erro de goleiro.Klopp deve restabelecer Henderson no centro do parque ao lado de Fabinho e Thiago Alcantara.
Ataque: Luis Diaz substituiu Diogo Jota no intervalo no meio da semana e desempenhou um papel fundamental na vitória de retorno, conquistando o segundo gol.O £ 40,5 milhões de estrelas com classificação deve começar em seu papel de esquerda preferido amanhã.Isso deve ver Sadio Mane assumir a posição de centro-central, com Mohamed Salah começando em seu papel de direita habitual.
Linha esperada do Liverpool (4-3-3) vs Tottenham
