Liverpool welcome relegation candidates Watford to Anfield this Saturday with Jurgen Klopp’s men eyeing a straightforward win from the home outing.
The second-placed Liverpool have all to play for in what remains of the league campaign with only one point separating them from the league leaders Manchester City and with the April 10 showdown between the two sides on the cards, the Reds would be hoping to brush past Watford in the upcoming game.
On the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple, Jordan Henderson and Co. have been upbeat in their recent showings in all competitions but had to toil harder than expected against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup just before heading into the international break.
Diogo Jota’s strike proved enough to seal the win for the Merseyside giants who have now advanced to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and have the Champions League quarter-final clash against Benfica to look forward to as well.
Nine top flight wins in a row for this high-flying Liverpool side makes them strong favourites to emerge on top against an embattled Watford outfit who are now under the charge of the veteran manager Roy Hodgson.
The Hornets sit in the drop zone, three points adrift of the 17th-placed Everton, and the forthcoming trip to Anfield could not have come at a worse time for Watford with the Vicarage Road outfit fighting a tough battle to stay in the top flight as the seasons nears its close.
WHEN & WHERE?
Next up, @WatfordFC at Anfield 🏟🔴 pic.twitter.com/LaP0Ncpu0I
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 29, 2022
Date: 2 April 2022
Time: 11:30 AM GMT
Venue: Anfield
TEAM NEWS
Trent Alexander-Arnold faces a race against time to recover from his hamstring injury ahead of next week’s Etihad showdown against City but the upcoming game would come too soon for the Liverpool full-back.
James Milner and Andy Robertson are expected to return to the fold following recent COVID-19 infections for the duo.
Midfield man Naby Keita would be subject to further assessment from the Liverpool medical team after he withdrew from international duty with a knee issue.
KEY BATTLE
SADIO MANE vs ISMAILA SARR
With Mohamed Salah going the distance in the Egypt shirt during the recent World Cup qualifier, there is talk of the winger being rested for the Watford showdown which opens the door for Sadio Mane to operate as the main man for Liverpool in the final third of the pitch.
Mane would be opposite his compatriot Ismaila Sarr, who has been Watford’s leading figure in front of the goal amid his future subject to much speculation ahead of this coming summer, which makes for a spectacular duel between the two Senegalese forwards.
MATCH PREDICTION
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool have enjoyed superb results against Watford in recent times and Saturday should not come as a surprise with the hosts billed as the favourites to clinch the three points.
Liverpool 4-0 Watford
