At the end of last season, Jurgen Klopp famously said: “We will make it [the Europa League] our competition.” Indeed so far they have done just that, taking all nine points possible and doing it with style.
Having just dispatched Ligue 1 side Toulouse in the last Europa League group stage clash, they’ll now play the reverse fixture.
Liverpool FC vs Toulouse FYIs
Kickoff: Thurs. Nov. 9, 5:45 pm, Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Competition: UEFA Europa League Group E Matchday 4 of 6
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Coming off a very emotional draw at Luton Town on the weekend, Klopp will be looking to make a statement here. It was a match that was absolutely huge for Luis Diaz, on numerous levels (we’ll cover that in the team news section shortly); and a result in which the Reds were lucky/happy to salvage a point.
Expect Klopp to go with a strong team in this one, and here is what we think that looks like.
Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction at Toulouse (UEFA Europa League)
Alisson; Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Kostas Tsimikas; Wataru Endo, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch; Diogo Jota, Darwin Nuñez, Luis Diaz.
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