Liverpool will be hoping to continue their impressive run of form when they take on Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
The League leaders are coming into this game on the back of an exceptional result against PSG away from home in the first round of the Champions League knockouts. They will be full of confidence, and they will look to grind out all three points and extend their lead at the top of the table.
In the league, they have picked up back to back victories over Manchester City and Newcastle United. Liverpool are in exceptional form right now, and this will be a massive challenge for Southampton away from home.
They have lost their last seven matches against Liverpool, and they are coming into this game on the back of five defeats from the last six league games. They will need a major slice of luck to get something out of this contest.
Team News & Tactics
Liverpool
Tyler Morton misses out with a shoulder injury and Joe Gomez has a hamstring problem. Conor Bradley picked up a knock against Aston Villa, and he will miss out as well. Liverpool are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Alisson Becker in goal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kostas Tsimikas will start as the full-backs, and they will look to help out at both ends of the pitch. Ibrahima Konate will start alongside Virgil van Dijk in central defence.
Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch will add defensive cover and control to the side. Meanwhile, Curtis Jones will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates in the final third. Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo will add creativity and goals from the wide areas, with Darwin Nunez leading the line for Liverpool vs PSG on Wednesday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Nunez
Southampton
Southampton
Southampton will be without Ross Stewart due to a calf injury, Ryan Fraser has a knock and Juan Larios is sidelined as well. The away side will shape up in a 3-5-2 formation, with Aaron Ramsdale in goal.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis will start alongside Jan Bednarek and Nathan Wood in the back three. Yukinari Sugawara and Kyle Walker-Peters will start as the wing-backs. They will look to keep things tight at the back and hit Liverpool on the break.
Joe Aribo will start alongside Flynn Downes and Lesley Ugochukwu in the middle of the park. They will look to add physicality, defensive cover, and drive to the side.
Cameron Archer will start alongside Tyler Dibling in the attack.
Probable Lineup (3-5-2): Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Wood; Sugawara, Aribo, Ugochukwu, Downes, Walker-Peters; Archer, Dibling
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