Liverpool v Red Star Belgrade: Champions League – live!

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7.00pm BST

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri; Salah, Firmino, Mane. Subs: Mignolet, Moreno, Lovren, Milner, Sturridge, Lallana, Origi.

Red Star Belgrade: Borjan; Stojkovic, Babic, Degenek, Gobeljic; Krsticic, Jovicic; Srnic, Ebecilio, Ben Nabouhane; Boakye. Subs: Popovic, Pavkov, Stoiljkovic, Causic, Simic, Savic, Jovancic.

6.16pm BST

Hello. Boring, boring Liverpool! After setting the pulse racing with their freewheeling attacking last season, Jurgen Klopp’s side have been a little more circumspect at the start of this campaign. They’ve only scored four goals in their last five matches and even settled for a 1-0 score line against Huddersfield last weekend, suggesting that Klopp is morphing into Germany’s answer to George Graham before our very eyes. Apparently this astonishing transformation is because Liverpool are concentrating more on ridding the spirit of Loris Karius from Anfield at the moment. But it might just be because their main attacking talents are slightly out of form at the moment. It’s been known to happen.

Even so, it’s a problem that wants fixing sooner rather than later. Liverpool’s movement has congealed in recent weeks and although it hasn’t had a major effect on their results in the Premier League, they find themselves in a tense situation in their Champions League group after stumbling against Napoli earlier this month. That defeat in Naples has given Klopp’s side some work to do in order to make the last 16, even though they still occupy second place thanks to their superior head-to-head record over Paris Saint-Germain.

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