A disappointing 1-0 loss against Nottingham Forest was not the way many fans had anticipated Liverpool’s visit to the City Ground after such a remarkable run of results, including a 1-0 win over Manchester City.
Once again, Jurgen Klopp’s men are turning to the Champions League to restore the faith of the fans in the 2022/23 campaign.
All it takes is a draw against Ajax in Amsterdam to send the Merseysiders through to the Champions League round of 16, although a win would help repair the damage caused by defeat in Nottingham. At least when it comes to confidence levels.
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Alisson Becker is the man between the sticks behind a back four that contains Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Calvin Ramsay is named on the bench for the second time this season as the young Scotsman continues to chart a path to first-team minutes.
Klopp appears to have revised his old 4-3-3 formation and has selected Jordan Henderson, Harvey Elliott and Fabinho in the middle of the park.
Up top, Bobby Firmino and Darwin Nunez form an attacking pairing, the latter being a welcome return to a team that struggled to make a dent against Nottingham Forest at the weekend.
You can also see the full team news below, courtesy of @LFC:
And the news from the team is… LIVE! Thoughts on the XI Klopp left with? ???? #LFC pic.twitter.com/W6aRURBIbo
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) October 26, 2022
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