Liverpool will most likely play with : Allisson, Trent, Matip, VVD, Robertson, Thiago, Fabinho, Henderson, Salah, Jota, Mane.
No Firminho and obviously the young kid that dislocated his ankle.
I’ll have more thoughts on the game later I’m still thinking about it, but the key for Pioli is how to deal with their press and how to use Maignan. Theo is going to be our weapon exploiting the space behind Salah, with Kessie and Tomori making sure that zone is protected behind him. Brahim breaking behind their midfield line once we break their press will be crucial. Ibra or Giroud are needed of course as a way to escape their press and bypass the midfield. There will be a lot of space in front of Leao, with TAA being a bit more attacking than Robertson on the other side. As long as they don’t overload Theo too often, which is what they’ll be looking to do, we will try to attack that space as much as we can, behind Salah.
I have a feeling Pioli might take the more conservative option and opt for Rebic from the start for this one, as he can more reliably track Trent and still have energy to press him.
