Klopp previews Liverpool’s trip to West Ham
Liverpool travel to West Ham United on Wednesday in search of their third successive Premier League win. Express Sport runs through Jurgen Klopp’s latest team news ahead of the clash at the London Stadium as the Reds attempt to keep their faint top-four hopes alive.
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Goalkeeper – Alisson
Alisson has kept just one clean sheet in his last seven games, but, three clean sheets behind David de Gea, he will still have hope of clinching the Golden Glove.
The Brazilian is bound to start between the sticks.
Defence – Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson
Trent Alexander-Arnold has produced four assists in his last three games, thriving in a tinkered position, which sees him slot into holding midfield as well as marauding down the right flank.
Andrew Robertson will start on the opposite side of Klopp’s defence, with Virgil van Dijk continuing at centre-back.
Klopp has told reporters that Ibrahima Konate’s fitness was being monitored ahead of the trip to the capital but claimed he was ‘positive’ about his condition.
The Frenchman could start, but Klopp can’t afford to risk his fitness if Liverpool are to make a late push for Champions League football. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Joel Matip start in his place.
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Ibrahima Konate may miss out. (Image: Getty)
Midfield – Fabinho, Henderson, Jones
Don’t fix what isn’t broken, as the saying goes…
Klopp could name an unchanged midfield three for the fifth game running against West Ham on the back of a four-match unbeaten run.
Fabinho is bound to start as the holding midfielder, though he will have to be careful. He is one yellow card away from a two-game league suspension.
Captain Jordan Henderson and Curtis Jones should start ahead of him.
Naby Keita is nearing a return from a muscle injury but won’t be back in time for the trip to West Ham.
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Liverpool are eyeing a third successive win. (Image: Getty)
Attack – Salah, Jota, Gakpo
It might not be just an unchanged midfield but an unchanged side altogether for the fourth consecutive outing.
Mohamed Salah has scored five goals in his last five Premier League games.
Meanwhile, Diogo Jota ended a 33-game goal drought by scoring a brace against Leeds United and netted two more against Nottingham Forest last time out.
Cody Gakpo could be preferred to Darwin Nunez down the middle again, with Roberto Firmino ruled out with a muscle problem.
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