Liverpool will be in the Serbian capital of Belgrade Tuesday night to take on Red Star, in a match-up that looks extremely lopsided on paper. It also looks like a game where the outcome won’t likely have much impact on either side’s European campaign. That’s because it’s a battle between the two sides that bookend the Group C standings.
Liverpool will be moving on to the knockout round, Red Star will not. This is a very quick turnaround for Liverpool, who just played the Premier League’s headliner fixture, a 1-1 draw at Arsenal. So it’s back on the road again.
That said, let’s take a look at who Reds boss Jurgen Klopp may include in his first team for this one.
The Bank Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction
Centre Forward: Mohamed Salah
Attacking Midfield: Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Xherdan Shaqiri
Central Midfield: Georginio Wijnaldum, Fabinho
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Liverpool FC vs Red Star Belgrade FYIs
Jurgen Klopp, LFC Player Press Conference Videos: coming Monday
Injury Report for both teams: go to this link
Kickoff: Tuesday November 6, 555 pm BST, Red Star Stadium
Odds via Betway: Liverpool FC 1/20, Draw 12/1, Red Star Belgrade 28/1
Prediction: Liverpool FC 2, Red Star Belgrade 0
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