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Jurgen Klopp picks his strongest possible side, with Joe Gomez replacing the injured Joel Matip. Erling Braut Haaland is only fit enough for a place on the Salzburg bench.
Liverpool (4-3-3) Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Substitutes: Kelleher, Lovren, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Origi.
Hello. Now, this match should be a lot of fun. It’s the European champions against Europe’s form team; the irresistible force vs the irresistible force. And while most of Salzburg’s form is in the relatively weak Austrian Bundesliga, it’s still eye-catching stuff. This season, in all competitions, they have played 12, won 11, drawn one and scored 55 (F-I-F-T-etc). That includes three huge wins away from home: 7-1, 6-0 and 5-1. Erling Haaland, the teenage son of former Leeds charmer, Alf-Inge, has belted 17 of those – including a hat-trick in a 6-2 win over Genk in their opening group game.
Haaland looks like the next big Red Bull Salzburg export. Liverpool know all about their ability to find future stars, as Sadio Mane and Naby Keita both spent two years at the club in their formative years. The Salzburg is full of promising youngsters from Africa, Asia, South America and Europe, and their starting line-up tonight should have an average age of around 22. Liverpool will probably be too big a step up in class, but the Salzburg players won’t die wondering.
Written by Rob Smyth
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/oct/02/liverpool-v-red-bull-salzburg-champions-league-live under the title “Liverpool v Red Bull Salzburg: Champions League – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
