On the eve of a titanic clash with old rivals Manchester United, it's time for your Liverpool morning digest on Saturday, March 4.
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After winning against Wolves on Wednesday evening, attention now turns to Sunday's huge showdown with Manchester United.
Jurgen Klopp's side will be looking to continue their chase of a top four place, which was boosted by a midweek victory at Anfield. Upcoming opponents United are currently full of confidence and come into this fixture on the back of claiming the Carabao Cup, though the Red Devils have not got the better of the Reds away from home since January 2016.
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Preparations have been ongoing behind the scenes ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides, but what could be spotted from Liverpool's latest training session at their XXA base?
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Roberto Firmino is about to play vital transfer assist to end glorious Liverpool spell
When Steven Gerrard decided to leave his beloved Liverpool in 2015, the legendary Reds captain would later admit his decision was influenced by Brendan Rodgers utilising him only as a substitute against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu the previous November.
Eight years later, and now that Roberto Firmino has informed Jurgen Klopp he will leave Anfield at the end of his contract in the summer, you wonder if history might be repeating itself.
Granted, Liverpool haven’t travelled to the Bernabeu yet, that will come later this month. But the Reds’ most recent match, a 2-0 win over Wolves, could have perhaps impacted his thinking in a similar way.
And while a routine midweek win over the West Midlands outfit at Anfield certainly lacks the weight of a Champions League trip to the Spanish giants, it still emphasised the Brazilian’s current place in the Anfield pecking order and the reality that awaits him if he had decided to sign an extension instead.
Diogo Jota was selected to start in attack with Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez on either flank. And as it took Liverpool until the 73rd minute to break the deadlock, he was left watching on from the sidelines.
Klopp would make a change after Virgil van Dijk’s opener, sending on Cody Gakpo for Jota. While predominantly an inverted left-winger for former club PSV Eindhoven, he would line up centrally, in Firmino’s false nine role, as has been the case for the majority of his brief Reds career to date since joining in January. It would seem the Dutchman is being groomed as his long-term replacement.
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