Liverpool FC visit the King Power Stadium on Saturday to take on Leicester City in the first contest of the Premier League’s fourth weekend. The Reds, currently top of the table on goal differential tie-breaker, has had the upper hand in this series over the year, winning 47 of the 110 meetings.
Leicester have achieved 39 victories in the series, with the two teams finishing level on 24 occasions. The Foxes come into this one in seventh place, having won twice since an opening day loss at Manchester United; a setback that seems to be looking worse by the day.
Let’s take a look at who Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp may select in his first team for this one.
The Sports Bank’s Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction
Attackers: Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Midfielders: Naby Keita, James Milner, Georginio Wijnaldum
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Alisson
On Thursday, Gomez was named to the England side that will compete in the next international break. The Reds defender missed the 2018 World Cup due to injury. We’ll give him the nod over Joel Matip in the first team prediction here.
Injury Report/Match Preview: go to this link
Kick-off: 12.30pm (BST), Saturday 1 Sept
Odds via Betway: Leicester 11/2, Draw 15/4, Liverpool 9/20
Prediction: Liverpool FC 2, Leicester 0
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