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Should Roberto Firmino or Diogo Jota start in attack for Liverpool against Manchester City on Sunday? Jota is in fine form, and he gave Liverpool’s forward line added dynamism in a central position against Atalanta, but I suspect Jürgen Klopp will revert to his tried and trusted forward trident on Sunday afternoon. Firmino’s defensive ability will be extra important at the Etihad and the Brazilian enjoys facing City – he’s scored five goals against them and weighed in with six assists to boot. Mind you, Jota has seven in 10 for Liverpool compared with Firmino’s seven in 36. It’s a tough choice for Klopp, but a nice problem to have.
West Ham have had an impressive start to the season considering they have faced some of the bigger sides in the Premier League. David Moyes is hoping that the Hammers can continue to play with the consistency that has led to some good results – and performances – against the top sides when they face 17th-placed Fulham. “If you’ve been to Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Leicester away from home in the first seven you’d say that’s tough for any club,” Moyes said. “So I”m pleased with the way we’ve started. I still wanted more points, but the level of performance has been good. We try to be the same all the time. We’re trying to get consistency, whether that’s against teams at the top or those who you’d consider to be nearer the bottom.”The motivation is the same every week.”
With Michail Antonio still missing for this one, Sébastien Haller will likely get another start and Said Benrahma willprobably be on the bench. “[Haller] can make an impact in the Premier League. I think it takes time to settle in the Premier League and people expect a lot from the start,” Moyes said. “Sometime it takes time. It’s a big chance for him to show what he can do. He has a great reputation throughout Europe, so let’s hope he can bring that to West Ham.”
Written by Gregg Bakowski (now) and Tom Davies (earlier)
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