Liverpool play Southampton in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. The Reds are the current holders of the trophy, and sit top of the Premier League and the Champions League. Here is our Liverpool predicted lineup vs Southampton.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Southampton in Cup Clash
How Liverpool Have Lined-up Recently
Alisson Becker is Liverpool’s starting goalkeeper. Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are the full-backs, as they have been for years. Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk are the centre-back partnership with Ibrahima Konate out; Jarell Quansah still struggles to get minutes.
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Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones started the last match as the holding-midfield duo, though the latter was substituted with injury. Luis Diaz started at striker with Dominik Szoboszlai just behind him. Mohamed Salah was on the right and Cody Gakpo on the left.
Liverpool Injuries and Absentees to Consider
Liverpool will have a few absentees.
Conor Bradley and Konate are still out and not yet training with the first-team.
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Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa returned to the squad against Fulham, with the former coming off the bench and even scoring.
Kostas Tsimikas is “coming close” to a return, having trained with the first-team squad for the first time this week.
Robertson is suspended after receiving a red card in the last fixture, meaning that Arne Slot has no fit senior left-backs at his disposal. Academy players will be used in his defence, Slot revealed.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Southampton
GK: Caoimhin Kelleher
LB: James Norris
CB: Jarell Quansah
CB: Amara Nallo
RB: Joe Gomez
CM: Wataru Endo
CM: Tyler Morton
AM: Harvey Elliott
LW: Federico Chiesa
ST: Jayden Danns
RW: Diogo Jota
