Jurgen Klopp facing Takumi Minamino Liverpool conundrum and Xherdan Shaqiri question – Liverpool Echo

Jurgen Klopp will consider his alternatives with Liverpool then dealing with Aston Villa only 3 days later.

The Premier League and world champs now turn their focus to the Carabao Cup with the Gunners once again the visitors in their 4th round tie on Thursday.

And here we expect the modifications the Reds manager could make when his side are next in action.

Liverpool continued the impressive start to their Premier League defence with triumph over Toolbox on Monday night.

The Reds came from behind to win 3-1 at Anfield with Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and new signing Diogo Jota all on the mark.

Klopp considers mix

As in the previous round at Lincoln City last week, it will be all change for the Liverpool starting XI – anticipate, maybe, in defence.

Adrian will replace Alisson Becker in goal while Kostas Tsimikas and Neco Williams are primed to resume in the full-back berths in the competitors.

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Joe Gomez is once again available, while Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho both played 45 minutes at the LNER Stadium together with debutant Rhys Williams.

The head-scratcher is over who dips into the heart of the backline.

With Sepp van den Berg also pressing for a location, theres every chance Klopp might opt for a combination of youth and experience once again.

Shaqiri or not?

Curtis Jones can expect another chance, while Xherdan Shaqiri was similarly impressive at Lincoln with surely only physical fitness avoiding him from featuring from the start.

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James Milner was missing recently however made a late cameo versus the Gunners on Monday and will be a favourite to begin in midfield.

A ₤ 41m+ offer has actually been accepted bring the forward to Anfield from Wolves, and hes ready to kick on for Jurgen Klopp.

If Shaqiri does not make it – he wasnt on the bench on Monday – there might be a switch of development with Takumi Minamino playing in a main role behind the striker in a 4-2-3-1, although he could play advanced in a 4-3-3.

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And how the front 3 lines up depends much on where Minamino plays.

If the Japanese plays in a midfield role, that would permit Divock Origi to play down the centre of the attack with Diogo Jota on the left and Harvey Elliott on the.

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The Origi question.

If Minamino goes into the number 9 role – where he was remarkable against Lincoln – that would leave Origi and Elliott ditching over the right-wing role, or see Origi go left and Jota on the.

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Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino can all prepare for being offered a breather.

Definitely, Klopp has a variety of ways in which to cause further misery on Arsenal.

It appears not likely Gini Wijnaldum or Naby Keita will start having featured prominently in the opening Premier League video games.

If he hasnt sealed a relocation away from Anfield, Marko Grujic could also come into contention again.