Liverpool welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Anfield tomorrow night for the first leg of what should be one of the most exciting UEFA Champions League group stage ties. On paper, this looks like the highest scoring and most compelling of the match-ups. You can’t go wrong with Neymar and Mbappe versus Salah and company.
Let’s take a look at who Reds manager Jurgen Klopp could select for this highly anticipated meeting.
The Sports Bank’s Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction
Attackers: Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Midfielders: Naby Keita, Georginio Wijnaldum, James Milner
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Obviously, the biggest question mark here is Firmino, who is certainly a doubt for this one, but we think he’ll be good to go. The latest update said that his issue with his eye:
“will be monitored and treated by Liverpool’s medical staff at Melwood before any decision is made on whether Firmino will be able to figure in Tuesday evening’s Champions League encounter with Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield. At this stage, the No.9 has not been ruled out.”
Match Preview, Injury Report: go to this link
Kick-off: 8pm (BST), Tuesday 18 Sept
TV: BT Sport
Odds via Betfair: Liverpool – 5/4, PSG – 21/10, Draw – 29/10
Prediction: Liverpool FC 4, Paris Saint-Germain 3
Feel free to post your own Reds and/or Paris Saint-Germain starting XI predictions, as well as your best guess as to what the final score will be.
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