Liverpool line-ups for Leicester City as Luis Diaz and…

Liverpool line-ups for Leicester City as Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez decisions made

Paul Gorst - 'The formation has the potential to blow teams away when it all clicks'

The back five for Liverpool almost picks itself currently so expect Alisson Becker to start behind a defence of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson. The key, defensively, is how the other three adapt to the tactic of instructing Alexander-Arnold to operate more of a midfielder at times.

In the actual midfield is where the selection dilemmas arrive for Jurgen Klopp. I'm going to stick with the same system against Brentford last time out when the Reds boss almost went for a 4-2-3-1 that changed to a 3-3-3-1 when Alexander-Arnold moved further forward. It allows for an extra goalscorer to be jammed into the side and has the potential to blow teams away when it all clicks.

I'm pairing Curtis Jones with Fabinho in the middle then with Alexander-Arnold moving into the engine room to give them more manpower when needed. Harvey Elliott and Jordan Henderson can rest up.

Up top, Cody Gakpo can operate behind Darwin Nunez with Mohamed Salah and the recalled Luis Diaz on the right and left, respectively. It should have too much firepower for the struggling Foxes.

My team (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz; Nunez.

Ian Doyle - "The Liverpool bench doesn't look too bad at the moment, either"

Champions League qualification now looks extremely unlikely but that won't stop Liverpool putting up a fight. And that continues at Leicester City this evening in the Premier League, which suggests Jurgen Klopp will go as strong as possible.

But what exactly is that?

In goal, it's Alisson Becker. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson are right-back and left-back respectively, with Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk at centre-back.

Midfield is a little more difficult, but Fabinho as the anchor and Curtis Jones to his left have earned themselves regular starts of late. Jordan Henderson has had recent fitness issues, but he perhaps shades the last spot to the right ahead of Harvey Elliott.

And up top, it's time for Luis Diaz to be given another start on the left, with Cody Gakpo moving back to the central position and Mohamed Salah on the right.

The Liverpool bench, including Darwin Nunez, doesn't look too bad at the moment, either.

My team (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.

Keifer MacDonald - "The Reds opt for a more conservative approach than the four-man attack"

As Liverpool's penultimate away game of the Premier League season takes them to the venue where their campaign started all the way back in July, Jurgen Klopp will hope to exit the King Power Stadium this evening with a similarly beaming smile.

As faint as they may be, the Reds head to the Midlands with their Champions League dreams just about alive and therefore know there is no room for error. It means Klopp must select his strongest possible XI once again.

In doing so, it sees Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk continue their thriving partnership at the heart of the defence while full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson slot in on either side. That is, of course, ahead of the ever-impressive Alisson Becker.

In midfield, Jordan Henderson makes his return as the Reds opt for a more conservative approach than the four-man attack they fielded during the 1-0 victory over Brentford nine days ago.

The skipper, I think, starts alongside Fabinho and Curtis Jones, who, after playing an excessive amount of minutes since the March international break, will have benefitted from last week's brief trip to Barcelona.

In attack, Luis Diaz returns to the left-hand side of attack, with Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah making up the Reds' thrilling front three. Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez drop to the bench.

My team (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.

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