Liverpool find themselves once again looking to the Champions League to bounce back from a bad loss in the English top flight.
The Merseysiders take on Ajax in the group stage with a visit to Amsterdam presenting a tantalizing chance of qualifying for the knockout rounds, provided at least a draw is achieved.
The likely return of Thiago Alcantara (downed with an ear infection) and Darwin Nunez to the starting eleven (without risk of a minor muscle injury) will be a huge boost to that goal.
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Ahead of Alisson Becker in goal, Jurgen Klopp is more than likely to opt for a center-back partnership of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez once again.
Our number 6 and Jordan Henderson look set to return to the middle of the park with Mo Salah and Fabio Carvalho as men on the wings.
Above, we’re backing our Uruguay international to fit back into a two-man attack that also includes Bobby Firmino.
EOTK XI: Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Thiago, Carvalho, Salah, Nunez, Firmino
#Ep58 of The Empire of the Kop Podcast: Qualifying Liverpool’s UCL group, making a new signing… and more!
