Agreed, this game is made for Thiago. Personally I would go with Thiago, Fab and Henderson for the experience then possibly get Keita on at 60 mins.
I also think Henderson would be better covering on the right side when Trent gets forward. I know City are consistently going to target that area, and due to our play he is going to leave gaps there.
Its going to be awfully tough. Their front 3 on the most (especially Foden, Silva, Jesus) are going to press Ali and our defence like mad, so playing out of the back will be tricky. May have to kick longer and see if we can move up quicker for the second balls.
Defence is predictable, Matip in and Konate out.
Midfield is reasonably predictable with Thiago, Fab and Hendo starting. There could be a small change Keita starts instead of Hendo.
The big question is who starts up front and does Klopp go for a front 3 or front 4 (like last season). I think it will be 3, and even with Salahs form recently he will not be dropped for a game like this. Jota should start as he's just very prolific. The 3rd striker is a toss up. I would go with Firmino as he has great ball retention and we are going to need that in the first half especially. He can sit next to Rodri and try and prevent him dictating play. I think he plays better from the start than being introduced later.
Mane and Diaz will be our fast attackers who can cause havoc later in the game.
Whatever happens we need to keep an eye on De Bryune.
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