UPD: Matip is out, so it's Klavan and Lovren at CB.
Klavan (illness) and Lallana (slight hamstring pull) didn't train on Thursday, everyone else looks to be fit. We have the decisive CL game against Spartak on Wednesday followed by the derby on Sunday – so will Klopp rest some players? Klopp's rotation is hard to predict – sometimes he would play the same players 2 or 3 times a week, but then surprise everyone like he did vs Chelsea.
I want to see Solanke being given another chance and perhaps Brighton is actually the best occasion to do so – against Spartak we'll need to play with our most experienced players and same goes for the derby. Coutinho and Salah have been rested on Wednesday (Salah still managed to score 2 goals despite being "rested"!), so both should start. I would keep Firmino for Spartak and Everton and perhaps Sturridge could start alongside him in one of those games. Mane is a tricky one: when playing someone back into form after an injury, Klopp seems to think they need to play as much as possible, so I don't think Mane will be rested again anytime soon. My prediction for front 4: Solanke, Salah, Mane, Coutinho
After the shit-show he produced the other day, I think Can should be dropped until he can show his head is in the right place. Hendo and Wijnaldum should play in a double-pivot; however I wonder if Grujic can be given a chance, at least off the bench. Full-backs is a conundrum of their own: I think Moreno could do with a rest, so finally Robertson gets a start, on the other hand Trent will probably be used at home against Spartak, so Gomez keeps his place.
Predicted line-up:
4-2-2-2:
------------------Ming---------------------
Gomez--Lovren--Klavan--Robertson
-----------Gini-----Hendo---------------
Mane-----------------------Coutinho--
----------Salah----Solanke------------
Subs: Karius, Can, Trent, Milner, Grujic, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sturridge
Klavan (illness) and Lallana (slight hamstring pull) didn't train on Thursday, everyone else looks to be fit. We have the decisive CL game against Spartak on Wednesday followed by the derby on Sunday – so will Klopp rest some players? Klopp's rotation is hard to predict – sometimes he would play the same players 2 or 3 times a week, but then surprise everyone like he did vs Chelsea.
I want to see Solanke being given another chance and perhaps Brighton is actually the best occasion to do so – against Spartak we'll need to play with our most experienced players and same goes for the derby. Coutinho and Salah have been rested on Wednesday (Salah still managed to score 2 goals despite being "rested"!), so both should start. I would keep Firmino for Spartak and Everton and perhaps Sturridge could start alongside him in one of those games. Mane is a tricky one: when playing someone back into form after an injury, Klopp seems to think they need to play as much as possible, so I don't think Mane will be rested again anytime soon. My prediction for front 4: Solanke, Salah, Mane, Coutinho
After the shit-show he produced the other day, I think Can should be dropped until he can show his head is in the right place. Hendo and Wijnaldum should play in a double-pivot; however I wonder if Grujic can be given a chance, at least off the bench. Full-backs is a conundrum of their own: I think Moreno could do with a rest, so finally Robertson gets a start, on the other hand Trent will probably be used at home against Spartak, so Gomez keeps his place.
Predicted line-up:
4-2-2-2:
------------------Ming---------------------
Gomez--Lovren--Klavan--Robertson
-----------Gini-----Hendo---------------
Mane-----------------------Coutinho--
----------Salah----Solanke------------
Subs: Karius, Can, Trent, Milner, Grujic, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sturridge
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