Liverpool will look to return to winning ways when they travel to Selhurst Park to face struggling Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday.
The Reds head into the weekend sixth in the table with 15 points from nine matches, but back-to-back defeats have raised eyebrows.
Andoni Iraola’s side suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss to Fenerbahce in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Despite taking the lead twice, Liverpool failed to protect their advantage, with Vedat Muriqi scoring the winning goal 11 minutes before the final whistle.
Their 1-0 defeat against Arsenal on November 1 had already dealt a major blow to their early Premier League title hopes.
But Liverpool have still had plenty of positive moments this season, and their only Premier League defeats have come against perennial title contenders Manchester City and Arsenal.
Liverpool have struggled in the final third recently, scoring just 11 goals in nine league games. But facing a struggling Palace side is a perfect opportunity to get back on track.
The hosts sit 18th with only seven points and could fall to the bottom of the table if results go against them this weekend.
However, Liverpool will be wary of Palace, considering they lost 2-1 in their last visit to Selhurst Park.
Predicted XI;
Liverpool have kept things tight at the back, and Alisson has been a big part of that defensive success, keeping four clean sheets in nine Premier League games.
Iraola looks to have settled on a back four of Ronald Araujo, Jeremy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, and Milos Kerkez, so that should remain unchanged against the Eagles.
Much of the experiment has come in midfield, but a combination of Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister should help the Reds establish a foothold in the game.
Bradley Barcola has struggled to deliver since joining Liverpool and should be dropped, with 18-year-old Rio Ngumoha given the nod.
Cody Gakpo has also been in decent form while Florian Wirtz should return to the XI behind Alexander Isak despite returning just five goal contributions in 14 games.
(4-2-3-1): Alisson; Araujo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Gakpo, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Isak.