Pre-Match: Liverpool v Union S-G Thurs 5th October 2023 20:00KO GMT

A home tie against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise awaits us in the Europa League on Thursday.

Our opponents current sit 3rd after 8 games in the Belgian Pro League behind KAA Gent and Anderlecht. Winning their last 2 league games. They play 14th placed Sporting De Charleroi at 12:30pm GMT today.

Notable player’s in their current squad include the brother of very our Alexis Mac Allister - Kevin Mac Allister, who is a 26 year old defender. For those who follow the lower leagues, they also have 6ft 5 former Portsmouth defender Christian Burgess in their ranks, who is likely to start alongside Mac Allister as part of a back 3 at Anfield. This game is likely to be Burgess’s 100th game for the club.

Their current top scorer Dennis Eckert Ayensa, who has 7 goals in all competitions this season, is an injury doubt for this game, meaning we are likely to come up against Algerian striker Mohamed Amoura, who has 4 goals so far this season.

U S-G drew their first Europa League group game against French side Toulouse, going behind to a penalty just before half time. U S-G equalised in the 69th minute through Amoura, who mentioned above is likely to pose the biggest threat to our back line.

With regard to the line up for this game, both Jones and Jota are available as the suspensions from receiving red cards against Tottenham do not come into play in this tournament. I’m expecting a mixture of first teamers/squad players to start here. I’m also assuming Gakpo is injured and out for the foreseeable future:

Kelleher

Alexander-Arnold
Konate
Van Dijk (c)
Tsimikas

Elliott
Endo
Gravenberch

Salah
Nunez
Diaz

Subs:

Alisson (GK)
Adrian (GK)
Gomez
Matip
Quansah
Robertson
Szoboszlai
Mac Allister
Jones
Bajcetic
Jota
Doak

Injured:

Bradley
Thiago
Gakpo

After the frustration against Spurs I can see us thumping them here, I just have a feeling.

6-0 to the Reds 

A home tie against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise awaits us in the Europa League on Thursday.

Our opponents current sit 3rd after 8 games in the Belgian Pro League behind KAA Gent and Anderlecht. Winning their last 2 league games. They play 14th placed Sporting De Charleroi at 12:30pm GMT today.

Notable player’s in their current squad include the brother of very our Alexis Mac Allister - Kevin Mac Allister, who is a 26 year old defender. For those who follow the lower leagues, they also have 6ft 5 former Portsmouth defender Christian Burgess in their ranks, who is likely to start alongside Mac Allister as part of a back 3 at Anfield. This game is likely to be Burgess’s 100th game for the club.

Their current top scorer Dennis Eckert Ayensa, who has 7 goals in all competitions this season, is an injury doubt for this game, meaning we are likely to come up against Algerian striker Mohamed Amoura, who has 4 goals so far this season.

U S-G drew their first Europa League group game against French side Toulouse, going behind to a penalty just before half time. U S-G equalised in the 69th minute through Amoura, who mentioned above is likely to pose the biggest threat to our back line.

With regard to the line up for this game, both Jones and Jota are available as the suspensions from receiving red cards against Tottenham do not come into play in this tournament. I’m expecting a mixture of first teamers/squad players to start here. I’m also assuming Gakpo is injured and out for the foreseeable future:

Kelleher

Alexander-Arnold
Konate
Van Dijk (c)
Tsimikas

Elliott
Endo
Gravenberch

Salah
Nunez
Diaz

Subs:

Alisson (GK)
Adrian (GK)
Gomez
Matip
Quansah
Robertson
Szoboszlai
Mac Allister
Jones
Bajcetic
Jota
Doak

Injured:

Bradley
Thiago
Gakpo

After the frustration against Spurs I can see us thumping them here, I just have a feeling.

6-0 to the Reds 

Jota and Jones need to play the full 90 I am afraid as won't be involved Sunday so others can have rest

Doak will no doubt start, and Bajcetic.

So...

----------- Kellher ------
- Trent - Konate - Quansah - Kostas -
-------------- Endo -------------------
    ---- Elliott ------- Bajcetic -----
- Doak - Nunez - Jota ---

Struggling to get excited for this one after the debacle at the weekend.

Jones nailed on to start though I would say otherwise he'll be going weeks without a game.

Struggling to get excited for this one after the debacle at the weekend.

Jones nailed on to start though I would say otherwise he'll be going weeks without a game.

good point. I had forgot about that.

Kelleher

Gomez
Konate
Quansah
Kostas

Endo
Jones
Gravenburch

Elliot
Nunez
Jota

Kelleher

Gomez
Konate
Quansah
Kostas

Endo
Jones
Gravenburch

Elliot
Nunez
Jota

This. Bajetic is out with a calf injury

Union I'm afraid are getting smashed in the collateral!!

I feel it is good to move on, after Saturday's debacle, put a quite strong side out and smash Union out of sight !

Trent will start this
Kellher
Trent
Gomez/Quansah
Konate
Tzimikas
Endo
Jones
Gravenberch
Nunez
Jota
Elliott

As llong  as the referee is foreign and not associated with our league.

I feel it is good to move on, after Saturday's debacle, put a quite strong side out and smash Union out of sight !

100%!!! I want goals goals goals

Not sure of the strength of our opponents on Thursday evening, although who ever picked should be up for the game. I am going for 5  0 for the  Reds !

Kelleher

Gomez
Konate
Quansah
Kostas

Endo
Jones
Gravenburch

Elliot
Nunez
Jota

Saving Trent for Sunday?

What's this..playing the Union...that feckin' Mick Lynch isn't their manager iz he..better not start talking about his strikers..

Saving Trent for Sunday?

Nah needs to start get at least 65mins under his belt if indeed Gomez will.be replaced

Saving Trent for Sunday?

Will come in the second half

NB: Team no longer available

This is my team. Jota and Jones since both suspended, I would definitely play them. I would rest Dominik and Alexis.

I would enter Trent at around the 60th minute but I think that Klopp will start him and sub him out at around the same time.

What's this..playing the Union...that feckin' Mick Lynch isn't their manager iz he..better not start talking about his strikers..

Let's hope our strikers, do not down tools and simply bang in plenty of goals, tomorrow evening !

Trent playing tonight - doing the press Conf

Trent playing tonight - doing the press Conf

Two games in two nights must be fit then

This. Bajetic is out with a calf injury

Surely you are joking?

Trent playing tonight - doing the press Conf

Shame was hoping he'd be playing tomorrow

Shame was hoping he'd be playing tomorrow

My apologies tomorrow 🙄

Surely you are joking?

If I tell u there are blue berries in your backyard, get a bucket.

After the past few days I am SO ready to just watch my team play a football match.

Expect a decent win tonight with a few goals, against the Belgians. Should finish comfortably top of the group, in this early stage of the competition.

Still pissed off after the last game [VAR audio was unreal] so will be good to get out and get 90mins under the belts.
Hopefully less eventful.
Union could reap the whirlwind tonight.

looking forward to this surely Jota and Curtis will start tonight.
I want to see us at it from the first whistle the benefits from Saturday could actually bring everyone together and galvanise the team going forward.

Time to move on…..


Think Jürgen will mix it up again…..something perhaps like thus…..


                               Kelleher
           Trent(c)   Gomez   Quansah   Kostas
                                  Endo
                Gravenberch.      Curtis  Jones
                                 Elliot
                          Nunez      Jota


Bench; Alisson, Konate, Virgil, Robbo, Szloboslai, Macca, Salah, Doak, Bacjetic, Molby



Any f**ker’s guess just how many we will bag tbh, Union SG never heard of them, but they will have heard of us, and will be f***in bricking it, so let’s take it to them and give them a night they will never ever forget…. We can all imagine rattling in about six or seven but I’d be just as happy with 2 or 3 niller, this will be a different mindset to Sunday so we can all forget “getting our own back”, this will be about getting another win and rebuilding momentum, and if we do manage to hammer in a few goals so be it and all the better for it, we have a much tougher opponent in Brighton on the horizon so pleeeeeeeeeeease no more injurieeeeeeeeeees !!!


8-0 🤪 Mighty Redmen!!!




YNWA

No Kelleher tonight

My apologies tomorrow 🙄

Look forward to hearing them

Look forward to hearing them

No tumbleweed emoji 🤦‍♂️

Kelleher out with stiches in his knee after a training incident.

Kelleher out with stiches in his knee after a training incident.

Is Adrian registered for UEFA?

Kelleher out with stiches in his knee after a training incident.

Surely you just play Alisson....It's not like he's likely to be busy.

Touch of Vargate fatigue kicking in so a real game will break the spell.

Nunez and Doak to score. Gone for 5-0. for no particular reason.