Liverpool will be desperately hoping that Barnsley doesn't pull off another memorable FA Cup upset at Anfield when the two sides face off against each other on Monday.
Back in 2008, the EFL outfit pulled off a stunning upset by beating the Rafa Benitez-led Reds 2-1 on their own patch, with Arne Slot knowing all too well about the magic of the esteemed competition, having also witnessed Crystal Palace amazingly dumped out of the Cup by non-league Macclesfield over the weekend.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot
Slot will hope his team doesn't fall victim to the same complacency, with the FA Cup a real possibility of silverware for the Dutchman's underperforming team this season, away from falling short of back-to-back Premier League titles.
The January transfer window will boost the Merseyside giants, though, and one long-term target continues to be linked with a switch.
FSG pushing hard to secure signing for Liverpool
The tie against the Tykes will give Slot an apt opportunity to experiment with his starting XI, as he tries to strike the right balance between weakening his side and putting out just the right amount of key personnel to overcome the visitors from Yorkshire comfortably.
They will, however, be without the injury-stricken Conor Bradley after he suffered a long-term injury against Arsenal a few days ago. Whether the Reds dip their toes into the market for a replacement remains.
Faces such as Joe Gomez could be welcomed back into the first team fold as an option, but if Slot is after further depth in his backline then Marc Guehi would certainly do nicely.
Liverpool's Joe Gomez talks to Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi at the end of the match
Indeed, the England international - who started the Eagles' wretched Cup loss at Macclesfield - is still a wanted man this month, with both Manchester City and Arsenal now in the intense race for the soon-to-be out-of-contract colossus.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano - via his YouTube channel - states that Liverpool remain in the hunt, too, with Romano clarifying that the Reds are 'really pushing' to make Guehi theirs. However, they are more keen on him joining in the summer, as opposed to a mid-season switch.
Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi
City, on the other hand, want a January move to take place for the £35m-rated defender, with the drama of this deal showing no signs of dying out.
Romano stated: "I can tell you that on Marc Guehi the real intention of the player has always been to move in the summer on a free transfer, with Liverpool really pushing and Arsenal calling because Arteta is a big fan. These two clubs are insisting. Bayern are also having meetings for Guehi. Man City want to make an important proposal and go strong for Guehi in the January window."
Liverpool will keep their fingers crossed that their patience pays off, as Slot and Co could possibly win a star of Sadio Mane's acumen, if Guehi were to leave Selhurst Park behind for Anfield.
Why Guehi could be an amazing Mane repeat
Safe to say, alongside the likes of Virgil Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, who still call Merseyside home, Mane is up there as one of Liverpool's greatest modern-day icons.
Across a whopping 269 games, the now 33-year-old winger would collect 120 goals and 46 assists, with his former Anfield manager in Jurgen Klopp rightly hailing him as a "world-class" performer when he managed to hit a century of goals for the Reds.
For as synonymous as Mane is now with the red half of Merseyside, he is also a fondly remembered figure at Southampton, before he exploded into life even more up the Premier League standings, with 35 goal contributions from only 75 Saints appearances piquing Liverpool's interest.
It was lower down the league where he became a star initially, much like Guehi. He was a big fish in a small pond but signed for the REds and immediately took the top half of the division by storm.
Sadio-Mane-Southampton
Potentially making a similar move will be Guehi. Like Mane, he has proven himself at one of the smaller clubs in England and will now be looking to follow in the Champions League-winning forward's footsteps by taking his top-flight career to that next level at Anfield.
The 25-year-old is a colossal figure, an "immense" in the words of analyst Raj Chohan. With his ability to be a ball-playing defender and a commanding brute at the same time, this would be an exceptional pick up for Liverpool.
Marc Guehi Crystal Palace career
Guehi has quite the career CV to hand at Selhurst Park, with 11 goals and eight assists from 188 games showing off his confidence on the ball and in forward areas.
Moreover, the one-time Chelsea youth player won't be fazed one bit by making that step-up to Liverpool, much like Mane who took to his new environment like a duck to water. He's used to the big occasion, featuring at the heart of Thomas Tuchel's England defence in recent times during some pressurised occasions, with journalist Bobby Manzi even hailing him as a "monster" for the Three Lions.
While the Eagles' centre-back will no doubt be happy with how his spell at Palace continues to play out, there might well be a nagging feeling at the back of his mind that a move to a behemoth like Liverpool opens up more opportunities for him to shine at the very top.
After all, Mane would go to win the Premier League and Champions League after leaving the South Coast behind, as Guehi surely dreams of a similarly decorated stay at Liverpool, if the much-talked-about move finally takes place.
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