The confirmed Liverpool FC team is in to face Manchester City in the FA Cup, and it’s a strong side from Arne Slot with a very interesting attacking setup.
Confirmed Liverpool Line-Up
Giorgi Mamardashvili
Joe Gomez – Ibrahima Konaté – Virgil van Dijk – Milos Kerkez
Ryan Gravenberch – Curtis Jones – Dominik Szoboszlai
Mohamed Salah – Hugo Ekitike – Florian Wirtz
Subs: Woodman, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Gakpo, Robertson, Frimpong, Nyoni, Morrison, Ngumoha.
Strong Team From Slot
This is definitely not a weakened team. Slot has gone strong in a big FA Cup game, which shows Liverpool are taking this competition seriously.
Big players like:
Salah Van Dijk Konaté Szoboszlai Wirtz
All starting shows Liverpool are going to try and win this game, not just rotate for PSG.
What Formation Will Liverpool Play?
This is the interesting part. The team could line up in a few different ways:
Option 1 – 4-3-3
Front three: Salah – Ekitike – Wirtz Midfield three: Gravenberch – Jones – Szoboszlai
Option 2 – 4-4-2
Salah right midfield Jones left midfield Gravenberch and Szoboszlai central Wirtz playing off Ekitike
It will be very interesting to see which system Slot uses, especially against Manchester City who usually dominate possession.
Strong Bench Too
The bench is also very strong:
Alexis Mac Allister Federico Chiesa Cody Gakpo Andrew Robertson Jeremie Frimpong
That means Liverpool have plenty of options if they need to change the game later on.
Big Game
This feels like a massive game in Liverpool’s season. Win this and they move closer to Wembley and another trophy. Lose, and all attention turns to PSG.
Either way, with this team selected, one thing is clear:
Liverpool are going to Manchester City to try and win the game.
Jamie (The Kopite View)