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Liverpool’s midfield was pushed to the extreme on Sunday, and Slot may look to revert to a three-man engine room after experimenting with four at the Etihad.

That means one of Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai or Curtis Jones will have to drop to the bench

Considering the sheer amount of effort he put in at the weekend, we’ll give Szoboszlai a rest here, although there’s no denying he deserves to keep his spot as long as he’s ready to go again.

Cody Gakpo and Curtis Jones will be vying to start for Liverpool against Newcastle

The only remaining question is who plays alongside him.

With Cody Gakpo back now, the Dutchman should take his spot back on the left, given he has firmly established himself as part of Liverpool’s strongest team

That leaves Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez to fight it out for the No.9 role.

Having played the majority of the game on Sunday, we’ll put Diaz on the bench, and Nunez needs to prove himself again before he can get back in the starting line-up

Therefore, we’re going with Jota up front, although the Portuguese needs to get himself back among the goals quickly if he’s to re-establish himself as Slot’s first-choice there.

Predicted Liverpool line-up vs Newcastle: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Jota.


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