Liverpool are ready to host Premier League relegation battlers Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, April 22. Last Word on Sports tries to put together a Liverpool Predicted Lineup as they hope to pick up another big win to get closer to the top-4 battle.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Nottingham Forest
How Liverpool Have Lined-Up Recently
Jurgen Klopp has not changed up his line-up that much. He’s still confident in the ability of his go-to backline consisting of Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
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In midfield, Jordan Henderson and Fabinho keep on featuring regularly due to their experience and chemistry with the team. Thiago Alcantara is in line for a return to the starting lineup after an injury spell, during which he was even linked with a move to Turkey! Mo Salah and Diogo Jota’s impressive forms should help them keep their places, but Darwin Nunez – recently hailed as a ‘real handful’ player by Klopp – should start this one.
Liverpool Recent Form and Tactics
The Reds put an end to a five-match winless streak last week with a whopping 6-1 win over Leeds United in the Premier League, which means they’ve now won one out of their last six gams in all competitions.
Klopp has stuck with his ‘heavy-metal’ attacking style with Liverpool, despite their ups and downs this season. He’ll definitely urge them to play their best-attacking football against a Forest side battling relegation. That should include motivating the players to be relentless with their pressing, especially in the opposition half.
The side have a tendency of building quick attacking moves through the wings, with the wing-backs pushing forward to be more advanced than usual and allowing the wingers to get to central areas to finish off chances. They’ll aim to be relentless with their attacking football to put Forest under extreme pressure and force them into making errors.
Liverpool Key Players
Salah remains ‘the guy’ Liverpool can rely on to get them out of trouble or deliver goals when needed the most. The Egyptian heads into this game in impressive form, as he’ll aim to use his unpredictable movement and ruthless finishing to put Forest to the sword.
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Nunez might still be adapting to life at Liverpool, but he’s a major threat with his excellent off-the-ball runs and ability to create space for his teammates. He’s also getting better with his finishing and is clinical in putting away chances now. Jota is the ultimate engine in their attack, working his socks off to create chances and be a menace in the final third. The Reds are still quite dependent on wing-backs Alexander-Arnold and Robertson, as they’ll hope the two can deliver their pinpoint accuracy crosses all game long.
Liverpool Injuries to Consider
Roberto Firmino has been ruled out of the Forest game after sustaining a muscle injury. Naby Keita and Calvin Ramsay are still out, as is Liverpool’s breakout star of the season – Stefan Bajcetic.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup
Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara, Mo Salah, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez.
