Ryan Gravenberch and Ibrahima Konate will start when Liverpool take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Wednesday.
Liverpool did well to come back from 3-2 down to win 4-3 in the closing stages of the game against Fulham this past weekend. So, they will be full of confidence heading into the contest against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, Sheffield United are going through a rough patch and they have switched managers. So, Chris Wilder has a big job at hand to grind out a result against Liverpool this midweek. Meanwhile, Liverpool will be without Alisson Becker and Diogo Jota here.
Both players are recovering from the knocks they sustained against Manchester City, but they remain unavailable for selection this week. Meanwhile, Joel Matip picked up an injury during the second half against Fulham, and he is likely to be sidelined for a while. Klopp provided an update on the Cameroonian defender during his pre-match press conference.
“I don’t know exactly [how long he will be out] but it doesn’t look good, that’s something we can say,” Jurgen Klopp said during his presser before adding, “The scan is not done yet so we don’t know exactly, but it’s not great. From the first second it was clear, we spoke to him and said, ‘No, that’s not good.'”
Thiago Alcantara, Andrew Robertson, and Stefan Bajcetic remain long-term absentees for the Reds. As for the team selection, Caoimhin Kelleher will continue in goal after doing reasonably well against Fulham.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kostas Tsimikas will start as the full-backs. The two players will look to help out in the attack and protect the central defenders. Ibrahima Konate will start at the heart of the defence in the absence of Matip, and he is set to partner Virgil van Dijk.
In the midfield, Alexis Mac Allister will continue in his anchoring role, while Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch will add creativity and drive to the side alongside him. Finally, Darwin Nunez will continue to lead the line for Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz starting in the wide areas.
Predicted Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
