Liverpool face Wolves in the first of two fixtures in merely three days on Tuesday, leaving Arne Slot with a selection choice in two key areas.
For only the third time this season, Liverpool put together a run of four victories across all competitions over the weekend.
Another test arrives in the form of bottom-of-the-table Wolves, who have had somewhat of a resurgence of late and will head into the fixture with little to lose.
With this match preceding the same fixture in the FA Cup on Friday, there will be a consideration for what changes may be made between the two, with this the start of another relentless run.
So, how could Slot line up his side at Molineux for the league clash? Let’s take a look.
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With merely 70 hours between the final whistle of this match and the first for Friday’s cup tie, changes to the lineup will be expected, but Slot could seek an unchanged XI on Tuesday.
As no new injuries emerged on Saturday and Wirtz is still not ready to return, it is an option for Slot as he looks to move the Reds into the top four.
The head coach did warn **Joe Gomez**‘s fitness has to be considered after making his first start in more than a month against West Ham, but he appears a ‘safer’ bet than Jeremie Frimpong.
This would enable the Dutchman to be introduced off the bench once more with a start in mind in the FA Cup.
Slot is locked into his forward options and will hope consistency and rhythm can make it five wins on the bounce:
Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike
Alternatively, Frimpong could be utilised from the start to inject pace and width to Liverpool’s attack, with a pre-planned change for Gomez in the second half.
Andy Robertson ought to be in consideration having played just seven minutes in the last three games, while Milos Kerkez looks increasingly tired, a move which could pay off in both competitions this week.
The only other change Slot could look to make is bringing Curtis Jones back into the side in place of Alexis Mac Allister. He would offer fresh legs after going unused against the Hammers.
The Scouser has fallen out of favour with the head coach, but with this match kickstarting a run of six games in 19 days, Slot needs every player that is still fit:
Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike
Slot’s biggest selection choices appear to be at right-back and in midfield, with the choice to either stick with the side that won on the weekend or make a couple of tweaks.
Wolves have somewhat steadied the ship and will seek to take advantage of Liverpool’s known weaknesses with a mentality of having nothing to lose.
The Reds have to be prepared and start fast, as they did at Anfield, and some fresh legs could be the answer to that before potentially making a handful of changes on Friday.