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With Jurgen Klopp already confirmed to be leaving Liverpool at the end of the current season, the Reds are desperate to send him on his way with a trophy or two.
Liverpool are favourites to win the Europa League and are still in the title race for the Premier League, so they are fighting on multiple fronts as we enter the final stretch of the campaign.
On Thursday they face a tricky task versus Atalanta, with both sides missing key players heading into the clash at Anfield.
Liverpool Team News and predicted XI
Liverpool are missing no less than seven key first-team players – Alisson, Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara, Ben Doak and Stefan Bajcetic.
Alisson, Jota and Alexander-Arnold are expected to return to full training this week, but the Atalanta game will probably come too early for all of them.
Caoimhin Kelleher will start behind a likely back four of Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgin van Dijk and Joe Gomez, with Jarrell Quansah and Andy Robertson given a rest from the weekend.
Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott are pushing hard for starts and that may come at the expense of Wataru Endo and potentially Dominik Szoboszlai.
Liverpool (4-3-3): Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Gomez; Jones, Mac Allister, Elliott; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
Atalanta Team News and predicted XI
Atalanta have one major injury to contend with and unfortunately for the Italian side it is to one of their best players, wonderkid Giorgio Scalvini, who recently suffered a hamstring injury.
On a more positive note, Charles De Ketelaere is available again after recovering from a muscle injury.
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Musso; Toloi, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Lookman, Scamacca.
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Author : [email protected] (Martin Macdonald)
Publish date : 2024-04-10 10:38:54
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