Liverpool line-ups for Wolves FA Cup clash as Rio Ngumoha and Mohamed Salah decisions made
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Liverpool return to Wolves for the second time this week for Friday night's FA Cup fifth round tieLiverpool will hope that second time's the charm as they return to Molineux for another meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers this week, this time in the FA Cup.The pain of Tuesday night's last-gasp Premier League defeat might still linger for Arne Slot, but the Reds boss has a chance for some immediate revenge this evening (Friday), with Wolves boss Rob Edwards admitting that the visitors might well be "angry" after Andre Trindade's last-gasp winner dented hopes of a top-five finish this season.So should Slot shuffle his pack for this game with an FA Cup quarter-final to play for? All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageIan DoyleThe FA Cup has always been kind of a big deal to those of a certain vintage.
Ibrahima Konate and captain Virgil van Dijk continue at centre-back.Curtis Jones can come into the base of the midfield alongside Dominik Szoboszlai, and I want to see Trey Nyoni start here. Mohamed Salah is on the right, and I'd shift Cody Gakpo to the central spot and give Hugo Ekitike a rest.My team (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nyoni, Ngumoha; Gakpo.Mark JonesI'd be looking to make a few changes, partly to get Tuesday's result and performance out of the system.
There are few options here though.I was surprised Alisson got the nod ahead of Giorgi Mamardashvili for the last round of the cup against Brighton but I'll keep the No.1 in goal here, and at the back I'll give Milos Kerkez and Ibrahima Konate the night off, at least from the start, to bring in Andy Robertson and Joe Gomez. Jeremie Frimpong and Virgil van Dijk make up the rest of the back four.Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister played like players who need a rest on Tuesday so they can drop out and I'll give starts to Curtis Jones and Trey Nyoni in midfield, with Dominik Szoboszlai the No.10.Then in attack, yes Rio Ngumoha does deserve a go from the beginning, but I'll keep Cody Gakpo in the side as the No.9 given how leggy Hugo Ekitike looked on Tuesday.