Liverpool will look to maintain their impressive run when they face Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday at Anfield.
The Reds won 3-2 against the same opponent in midweek in the Carabao Cup at the Amex Stadium.
Liverpool have lost only once in the league, and they will be keen to bounce back to winning ways after managing a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in their previous league game.
Ahead of the match, Arne Slot has confirmed that the Reds will be without Diogo Jota, Alisson, Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa once again.
The quartet will not return before the international break, but the Reds fans will be pleased to find that Elliott is now training on the grass rather than in the gym.
Here’s the predicted Liverpool XI for the match.
Goalkeeper
Vitezslav Jaros hardly put any foot wrong in midweek, but Slot will recall Caoimhin Kelleher back into the first team. He has proved to be a reliable deputy for Alisson and will continue in goal as long as the Brazilian remains absent through injury.
Defence
Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate will return to the side in place of Joe Gomez and Jarrell Quansah. Conor Bradley will have to make room for Trent Alexander-Arnold for the right-back role, but he could play some part from the bench.
Andy Robertson struggled against Arsenal, and Slot could be tempted to start with Kostas Tsimikas for this game. The 28-year-old has provided more threat going forward and could come in to replace the Scottish full-back.
Midfield
Curtis Jones has played in back-to-back games, and Slot could give him a breather, especially with a crucial Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen coming up in midweek.
Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis MacAllister and Dominik Szoboszlai could form the midfield three for this game.
Forward
Mohamed Salah is definitely going to return, and this is where it could get interesting. Cody Gakpo scored twice against Brighton, and it would be unfair to drop him.
Luis Diaz is in fantastic form as well, so Slot can keep both and drop either of them in favour of Darwin Nunez.
Thus, Slot could make as many as nine changes from the side in midweek, and they will still have a solid bench.
Predicted Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas, Alexander-Arnold; Gravenberch, MacAllister, Szoboszlai; Gakpo, Nunez, Salah.
