As has been pointed out many times, Jurgen Klopp has yet to win a trophy at Liverpool. The League Cup could provide a golden opportunity, and a big step towards achieving that could be accomplished tomorrow night at home versus Chelsea, a side that has to be considered a major obstacle on the road to this specific piece of silverware.
That said, we should expect Klopp to field some first team players on Wednesday night, while at the same time rotating his squad, and providing major minutes for the bench.
Obviously, he doesn’t want to give away the store in this either, as the two teams will meet again on Saturday, in league play, where the stakes will be much higher.
Let’s take a guess at what changes could be made from the Liverpool rotation.
The Sports Bank’s Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction
Attackers: Xherdan Shaqiri, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge
Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, James Milner
Back line: Nathaniel Clyne, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Alberto Moreno
Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet
Kick-off: 745 pm (BST), Wednesday Sept 26
Odds: Chelsea 31/10, Liverpool 7/8
Chelsea FC starting XI prediction: go to this link
Match Preview/Injury Report: go to this link
Prediction: Liverpool 3, Chelsea 2
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