Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola will likely shuffle his lineup on Wednesday night, when his side travels to LASK Linz for UEFA Champions League matchday two of eight. In making our projection, we rotated Joe Gomez and Rio Ngumoha in, which would then send Jeremy Jacquet and Lewis Koumas to the bench. We were tempted to also go with Federico Chiesa, over Florian Wirtz, but ultimately decided that Iraola needs to keep the team pretty strong, while also rotating the squad.
UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 of 8
Kickoff: Wed. Oct 14, 5:45pm
Venue: Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria
Liverpool FC Preview Material: Team News Predicted Starting XI
UCL Standing, Form: Liverpool 13th, 3 pts W LASK Linz 27th, 0 pts, L
Result Probability, According to Google: Liverpool win 76% Draw 14% LASK Linz win 10%
Whether he takes the advice or not, well, this is just our opinion. With Ryan Gravenberch now suspended for domestic clashes, he should get a first team assignment here, because he remains available for UEFA competition.
We also think that Dominik Szobozlai will shake off his minor injury and be fit to play in this one.
Liverpool Predicted XI at LASK Linz
Alisson Becker, Ronald Araújo, Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Víctor Muñoz, Florian Wirtz, Rio Ngumoha
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