Following their 2-0 win over Midtjylland in the UEFA Champions League group stage encounter, the Reds return to Premier League action at Anfield, with the in-form West Ham United being Saturday’s visitors to the Merseyside.
Liverpool FC’s last league fixture was a comeback victory against Sheffield United, and the defending champions looked far from convincing in that game. Goals from Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota had clinched the ever-crucial three points for Klopp’s men last weekend, but the German will be wary of his upcoming opponents, who are enjoying a brilliant streak of form in recent weeks.
The Hammers held out Pep Guardiola’s star-studded Manchester City to a 1-1 stalemate last time around in the Premier League, and David Moyes’ men look poles apart from the relegation candidates they were tipped to be prior to the start of a new season of top-flight football in England.
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Great shift, @_DeclanRice 👏 pic.twitter.com/81f9m7pb1i
— West Ham United (@WestHam) October 26, 2020
In players like Michail Antonio, Declan Rice, and Manuel Lanzini, West Ham United have able candidates to trouble a rather out-of-sorts Liverpool FC side, one which has endured an injury crisis at the back of late, but can never be ruled out from staging a superb show of football, that too at the famed grounds of Anfield.
WHEN & WHERE?
Date: Saturday 31 October
Time: 2 PM GMT
Venue: Anfield
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Fabinho was taken off the pitch in the mid-week UCL fixture, and in his post-game address, Klopp confirmed that the Brazilian international, who is currently operating as a centre-back for the Reds, would undergo scans on his hamstring issue.
As a result, there are doubts over the 27-year old starting for the Merseyside giants come Saturday, which might force Klopp to use English starlet Rhys Williams alongside Joe Gomez as his two central defenders.
Summer signing Thiago Alcantara could be back in the Liverpool FC shirt against the Hammers, following his return to first-team training at Melwood after his thigh injury had ruled him out for the last two fixtures.
