European nights at Anfield are often electric and Wednesday should be no exception. Liverpool FC host Red Star Belgrade in a Group C clash that they absolutely have to have. Luckily for the Reds, they are heavily favored in this clash, and overall their fitness situation is more favorable than expected.
Coming off that nightmarish international break, which saw numerous star players suffer injury scares, a potential crisis could have loomed. However, Liverpool won their first match after the break at Huddersfield Town 1-0, and you got to like their prospects here in midweek.
Manager Jurgen Klopp will have a full forward group for this one. These two teams have only met twice before, as Red Star were 2-1 winners in both legs of a 1973-74 European Cup knockout round tie.
The Bank Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction
Attackers: Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Midfielders: Georginio Wijnaldum, James Milner, Fabinho
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Liverpool FC vs Red Star Belgrade FYIs
Jurgen Klopp Press Conference Video: go to this link
Injury Report for both teams: go to this link
Kickoff: Wednesday October 24, 8pm BST, Anfield
Odds via Betway: Liverpool FC 1/20, Draw 12/1, Red Star Belgrade 28/1
Prediction: Liverpool FC 3, Red Star Belgrade 0
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