We take a look at how Jürgen Klopp has set his side up in the big third round trip to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp says he cannot take too many risks with his team selection in his side’s FA Cup third-round tie against Arsenal on Sunday. Liverpool will be without forward Mohamed Salah and midfielder Wataru Endo, who are both on international duty, while Dominik Szoboszlai has been ruled out of at least two matches with a hamstring issue.
And Virgil van Dijk us also missing for the big game.
No Van Dijk for Arsenal cup clash
“I am not sure if Arsenal is now a game to rotate. I don’t know 100% if we have the opportunity to do so to be honest,” said Klopp ahead of the game at the Emirates Stadium. “We have players available and we can line a good team up. If that looks then afterwards like rotation, I don’t know yet.
“We’ve had six days between the games (since Newcastle on New Year’s Day) and there’s no need for rotation. You can say, ‘OK, three days later we have another game’. Yes, that’s true, but we can think about that when the other game is over. That’s what we do usually.
“And both have the same importance, there is nothing in between. We want to win these games, we want to go to the final but we want to go to the next round as well but it is probably the most tricky draw you can get.”
It wasn’t until shortly before kick-off that we found out that the defensive rock of Van Dijk would be missing, young Jarell Quansah - who has impressed when covering this season - taking his place. Good news for Reds fans is that the big Dutchman is suffering from illness rather than injury so is not expected to be out for long.
Confirmed Liverpool XI vs Arsenal
Alexis Mac Allister along with English duo Jones and Elliott start in midfield, while Darwin Nuñez gets another chance to prove his doubters wrong, albeit this time without the influential Salah.
Liverpool starting XI:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Konaté, Gomez; Mac Allister, Jones; Elliott, Gakpo, Núñez, Diaz.
RPLEO10
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Dey play...VVD is on per with those you mentioned...if you don't know the role he plays, as caption alone is enough, then look on
Many times, Alisson saved him from embarrassed embarrassment
Raeklnpty
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why
Yiweklmouy
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Even Liverpool academy can score Arsenals full squad….Arsenals is a dead goat for Liverpool
jeoabnpsu
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he's not your key player. salah, Alisson, and trent are
Dey play...VVD is on per with those you mentioned...if you don't know the role he plays, as caption alone is enough, then look on
Vinbcepuz
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Arsenal fans are 2 talk before the match even start. Some of them said is Salah they fear and the rest is not treating to them.
yuwbcimtuz
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be cause is afraed from b-saka
And Arsenal is losing at the moment
lihbclps
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be cause is afraed from b-saka
Vazcdekp
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arsenal is a small team that's why
paabekntz
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Arsenal vs Liverpool
RPLEO10
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We need to learn how to cope without our key players
he's not your key player. salah, Alisson, and trent are
RPLEO10
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Because he forgot his dijk in the can. common, we are here for a match. Useless topic now
Apollonlimassol
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We need to learn how to cope without our key players