Liverpool play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday as they look to progress in the competition.
The first leg will take place at the Wanda Metropolitano, with the Reds travelling to the stadium where they lifted the trophy last term against Tottenham. Los Rojiblancos have not been at their best so far this season – they are currently fourth in the La Liga table and have scored just 25 times in the league – but their pedigree should make them an tricky proposition for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
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Here, we try to predict the Anfield outfit’s starting XI.
In goal, Alisson will keep his place. He now leads the way for the Premier League Golden Glove with 10 clean sheets, and he will be hoping to keep Diego Simeone’s side out on Tuesday as well.
The defence should be exactly the same as the one that faced Norwich at the weekend. In their last 10 league matches, the quartet of Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold have kept a huge nine clean sheets. There is no need for any changes to be made.
The midfield, though, could look different. Fabinho only came on from the bench at Carrow Road, but that was perhaps with a view to keeping him fresh for the upcoming European match. As such, he should return to the side, which would see Jordan Henderson move slightly further forward.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain started on the left of the front three on Saturday, but he should move further back against Atletico to provide a bit more threat from the centre of the park – he has managed seven goals in all competitions this term.
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Up front, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah should be joined by Sadio Mane in the first XI. The latter came on from the bench against Daniel Farke’s side to score the only goal of the game, but they will need him from the start if they are to beat a side that has shipped just 17 times in the Spanish top flight this season.
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