Jurgen Klopp may opt to rotate his line-up on Wednesday night when he brings his Liverpool FC side to Belgium for a UCL group stage clash with Belgian champions Genk. On paper at least, this figures to be one of the easier matches in Group E play and the Reds midfield is an area that could see some changes from the lineup that took to the pitch at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Then you have the question of Mohamed Salah, who sat out that draw, and might not be full go for this one. All things considered, the six time European champions will come into this match with their foot on the gas pedal given a.) they just dropped points domestically for the first time in 2019-20 and b.) they haven’t sewn up UCL knockout round qualification as of yet.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at where the German might go with his first XI in this one.
Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction vs Genk
Sadio Mane Roberto Firmino Divock Origi
James Milner Fabinho Adam Lallana
Andrew Robertson Virgil van Dijk Joel Matip Trent Alexander-Arnold
Alisson
Liverpool at Genk UEFA Champions League Group Stage FYIs
Wednesday October 22, 8pm, Cristal Arena
Team news for both sides: go to this link
Liverpool Press Conference Video, Quotes: coming tomorrow
Google Result Probability: Liverpool win 73%, Genk win 17%, Draw 10%
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