The EFL Cup holders Liverpool travel to the Etihad on Thursday night for the Round of 16 outing against their arch rivals Manchester City.
Both teams will be heading back to domestic action following a long break due to the World Cup, which ended on Sunday night with the game between Argentina and France.
Let us now take a look at how Jurgen Klopp might set up his Liverpool side against Manchester City –
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Alisson Becker is expected to man the goalposts for the visitors to the Etihad with Liverpool not expected to have their first-choice backline on show come Thursday night.
Virgil van Dijk should be available to make the bench after his late return from the World Cup, opening the door for Joe Gomez to partner Joel Matip in the heart of the defence.
In the midfield, Harvey Elliott and Thiago Alcantara could be joined by the skipper Jordan Henderson who recently linked up with the rest of the squad in Dubai.
There could be a strong-looking front line for the Reds who have Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez in the wide roles while Roberto Firmino operates centrally.
