{"id":638091,"date":"2024-04-04T09:39:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=638091"},"modified":"2024-04-04T09:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:39:18","slug":"liverpool-predicted-lineup-vs-sheffield-united-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/04\/liverpool-predicted-lineup-vs-sheffield-united-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Sheffield United: &#8216;Insane&#8217; Youngster Returns After Six Weeks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool host rock-bottom Sheffield United at Anfield, on April 4. Arsenal&#8217;s victory the night prior means that the Reds require a victory to return to the top of the table. This is the Last Word on Sports Liverpool predicted lineup.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;180457&#8243;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Sheffield United in Top vs Bottom Clash<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">J\u00fcrgen Klopp has reiterated his appreciation for Caoimhin Kelleher\u2019s \u2018outstanding\u2019 form while the Liverpool goalkeeper has been deputising for Alisson Becker since February \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC\/status\/1775553267558162860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How Liverpool Have Lined-up Recently<\/h3>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-52\">\n<p>Caoimhin Kelleher starts in goal with Conor Bradley at right-back; Joe Gomez started the previous match at left-back. Virgil van Dijk and Jarell Quansah have played as the centre-backs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/31\/roberto-de-zerbi-huge-claim-liverpool-links\/\" target=\"_self\">Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s Future Hangs In The Balance: Brighton\u2019s Manager Yet To Commit Amid Anfield Speculation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s midfield consists purely of summer signings: Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Alexis Mac Allister.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah play on the wings, with Darwin Nunez as the centre-forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Liverpool&#8217;s Recent Form and Tactics Ahead of Sheffield United Match<\/h3>\n<p>Liverpool bagged a big three points in the title race, beating Brighton 2-1 whilst Manchester City and Arsenal drew with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Mac Allister was the star of the show against his former club. The Argentine created the most chances on the pitch (5) including a defence-splitting pass to assist Salah&#8217;s winner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/27\/liverpool-trent-alexander-arnold-contract-delay\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool Facing Surprising Delay in Contract Situation of \u2018Super Influential\u2019 Leader Amid Calls to Replace Him<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was also important defensively, winning back possession six times &#8211; once less than the match-leader.<\/p>\n<p>This new, well-balanced, largely youthful midfield has been crucial to Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s success this season; controlling the midfield against Manchester City and troubling Rodri was pivotal to achieving a draw against the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n<h3>Liverpool Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>Curtis Jones is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/liverpool-v-sheffield-united-team-news\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;in full training and in contention&#8221;<\/a> and could &#8220;play a few minutes&#8221;. The <a href=\"https:\/\/tribuna.com\/en\/news\/liverpoolfc-2023-06-25-learning-from-trent-curtis-jones-records-insane-passing-stats-in-england-u21s-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;insane&#8221;<\/a> youngster was in fine form before injury and will be a big boost to the Reds.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Andy Robertson will return after missing the Brighton clash. Endo will undergo late tests after a knock: \u201cWe have to see&#8221;, says Klopp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/26\/liverpools-top-five-most-improved-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Unlikely Hero\u2019: Liverpool\u2019s Top Five Most Improved Players this Season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool manager said the Reds could expect that &#8220;From next week&#8221; Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Alisson Becker will &#8220;be hopefully in parts of team training&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Stefan Bajcetic is training fully with the U21s, but Klopp revealed that he does not think Joel Matip will feature again for Liverpool (this season, though his contract expires this summer).<\/p>\n<p>Thiago Alcantara is still out.<\/p>\n<h3>Liverpool Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>GK: Caoimhin Kelleher<\/p>\n<p>LB: Joe Gomez<\/p>\n<p>CB: Virgil van Dijk<\/p>\n<p>CB: Ibrahima Konate<\/p>\n<p>RB: Conor Bradley<\/p>\n<p>CM: Dominik Szoboszlai<\/p>\n<p>DM: Wataru Endo<\/p>\n<p>CM: Alexis Mac Allister<\/p>\n<p>LW: Luis Diaz<\/p>\n<p>ST: Darwin Nunez<\/p>\n<p>RW: Mohamed Salah<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;180457&#8243;]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool host rock-bottom Sheffield United at Anfield, on April 4. Arsenal&#8217;s victory the night prior means that the Reds require a victory to return to the top of the table. This is the Last Word on Sports Liverpool predicted lineup. [tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;180457&#8243;] Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Sheffield United in Top vs Bottom Clash J\u00fcrgen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4784,"featured_media":637441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3,1831],"tags":[1304,4227,163,126],"class_list":["post-638091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-liverpool","category-premier-league","category-starting-line-up","tag-andy-robertson","tag-curtis-jones","tag-joel-matip","tag-jurgen-klopp"],"modified_by":"Declan Wiseman, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}