As expected, Andoni Iraola made several changes to the Starting XI ahead of the huge EPL clash with Arsenal. Trey Nyoni gets a surprise start in front of Ryan Gravenberch in the midfield while Dominik Szoboszlai return to the bench after recovering from injury.
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Shirt Player Role
#1 Alisson Starter
#4 Virgil van Dijk Starter
#5 Jérémy Jacquet Starter
#6 Milos Kerkez Starter
#7 Florian Wirtz Starter
#9 Alexander Isak Starter
#10 Alexis Mac Allister Starter
#18 Cody Gakpo Starter
#29 Bradley Barcola Starter
#33 Ronald Araújo Starter
#42 Trey Nyoni Starter
#2 Joe Gomez Substitute
#3 Wataru Endo Substitute
#8 Dominik Szoboszlai Substitute
#21 Konstantinos Tsimikas Substitute
#23 Víctor Muñoz Substitute
#25 Giorgi Mamardashvili Substitute
#38 Ryan Gravenberch Substitute
#67 Lewis Koumas Substitute
#73 Rio Ngumoha Substitute
Arsenal Starting XI
Arsenal: David Raya, Gabriel, Martin Ødegaard, Jurriën Timber, Ezri Konsa, Christos Tzolis, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice.
Subs: Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Piero Hincapié, Eberechi Eze, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Viktor Gyökeres, Mikel Merino, Martín Zubimendi, Myles Lewis-Skelly
Opposition Team Sheet
Starting XI: David Raya, Gabriel, Martin Ødegaard, Jurriën Timber, Ezri Konsa, Christos Tzolis, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice
Substitutes: Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Piero Hincapié, Eberechi Eze, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Viktor Gyökeres, Mikel Merino, Martín Zubimendi, Myles Lewis-Skelly
What changed and why it matters
Nyoni is the biggest surprise here. I said earlier that the youngster was gaining Iraola’s trust to make an impact off of the bench but I did not expect the 19-year-old to get the start in such a key game vs. the defending champs. Dominik Szoboszlai being available to come on as a sub is huge. It would not shock me if he pulled off another piece of magic as he did in this fixture a year ago.
LFC Globe Verdict
The boss keeps rotating players between competitions and why not? It’s working. Let’s hope the run continues today and the Reds can move to within 3 points at the top of the table. UP THE REDS!!
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