This is the Liverpool team news for their UEFA Champions League tie with Marseille. This will have the most recent injury news from Arne Slot’s press conference as well as an attempted predicted lineup for this midweek fixture. The Reds find themselves outside the top eight which would mean a two-legged playoff being plopped into the already busy schedule Premier League teams face so they’ll be aiming to win and jump into the top grouping after a number of sides above them dropped points.
Liverpool Team News & Predicted Lineup vs Marseille
How Liverpool Have Lined Up Recently
Alisson started in goal at the weekend, he is the first choice goalkeeper when fit with Giorgi Mamardashvili getting cup runs. Jeremie Frimpong, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, and Milos Kerkez was the back four, likely the first choice back line, but it hasn’t been seen much this season.
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Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones have provided balance as the pivot with Dominik Szoboszlai moving out wide as Florian Wirtz is in the middle and Cody Gakpo plays on the left. Alexis Mac Allister can come in through the middle when needed to provide another ball winder in midfield.
Up front, Gakpo has filled in but Hugo Ekitike is the preferred striker in the long-term absence of Alexander Isak.
Liverpool Recent Form & Tactics
The 4-2-3-1 has continued to be useful for Slot with his midfield five being fairly versatile in how they perform in and out of possession. The press is high energy and the wide men are used to stretch the play. The energy and pressing they have should prove to be a bit too much for their opposition to deal with but could leave them prone to Marseille’s attacks on the counter.
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The Red are on a poor run of just one win in five with four draws in their other fixtures. Despite that they haven’t actually lost in their last twelve matches, with quite a few ending in draws. Defensively, they are quite inconsistent and tend to match their opponent attack-wise, either being kept blank entirely or scoring multiple goals in a match.
Liverpool Team News
According to PremierInjuries, there are only three injuries to handle but all three are extended problems. Conor Bradley, Isak, and Geovanni Leoni are the names sidelined. The only other issues could come from players needing a rest with some like Szoboszlai playing a lot of minutes recently.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup
GK – Alisson
LB – Andrew Robertson
CB – Virgil van Dijk
CB – Ibrahima Konate
RB – Jeremi Frimpong
DM – Ryan Gravenberch
DM – Curtis Kones
AM – Alexis Mac Allister
W – Dominik Szoboszlai
W – Florian Wirtz
ST – Hugo Ekitike
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