Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs. Brentford: Ekitike, Gakpo To Continue Terrific Form

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Liverpool ended their alarming losing streak midweek and are now chasing back-to-back wins erstwhile they sojourn Brentford successful nan Premier League connected Saturday evening.

The Reds were emphatic victors against Eintracht Frankfurt in nan Champions League connected Wednesday evening, successfully stopping nan rot aft defeats to Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, Chelsea and Manchester United connected nan bounce. Three of those losses came connected nan roadworthy for Arne Slot’s side, who will play their 5th distant crippled successful their past six matches this weekend.

Liverpool will beryllium hopeless to debar different stumble successful nan defence of their crown, pinch Arsenal presently 4 points up of them successful nan standings. The Reds, who person respective injuries to cardinal unit up of nan Brentford game, request to trim nan spread earlier nan Gunners return to nan section connected Sunday.

Here is really Liverpool could statement up successful westbound London.

Mohamed Salah should return to nan squad contempt his worrying form. / Michael Regan/Getty Images

GK: Giorgi Mamardashvili—The injury-prone Alisson is still missing for nan Reds, pinch Mamardashvili taking his spot erstwhile much betwixt nan sticks. The Georgian will beryllium eager to declare a first cleanable expanse successful Liverpool colours this weekend.

RB: Conor Bradley—Jeremie Frimpong suffered nan 2nd hamstring wounded of his little Liverpool profession midweek and now faces different spell connected nan sidelines. Bradley, who almost scored doubly successful Frankfurt, will switch nan Dutchman.

CB: Ibrahima Konaté—After immoderate dreadful early play form, Konaté has looked overmuch sharper since nan October world break. He was 1 of fewer to impressment against Man Utd and followed up pinch a extremity against Frankfurt.

CB: Virgil van Dijk—Van Dijk was besides connected nan scoresheet successful Germany aft an uncharacteristically uncertain show past weekend. The Liverpool skipper revealed he called an emergency players-only gathering after conclusion to nan Red Devils, and it seems to person done nan trick.

LB: Milos Kerkez—Andy Robertson was fantabulous connected his return to nan squad midweek, but Slot continues to put his religion successful nan underperforming Kerkez. It would beryllium unsurprising to spot nan Hungarian return to nan XI connected Saturday—whether he deserves to aliases not.

DM: Dominik Szoboszlai—Kerkez’s compatriot acted arsenic Liverpool’s deep-lying playmaker successful Frankfurt and ran nan show from commencement to finish. He was excellent, scooping nan Player of nan Match grant courtesy of a extremity and assist.

DM: Alexis Mac Allister—Curtis Jones was drafted into nan squad midweek, but Mac Allister should make his comeback astatine Brentford—especially pinch Ryan Gravenberch an wounded doubt. The Argentine has endured a stuttering commencement to nan word and is still operating beneath his best.

RW: Mohamed Salah—Speaking of those playing beneath their lofty standards, Salah dropped to nan chair midweek pursuing his underwhelming spell of form. The Egyptian has lacked his accustomed objective edge, but should make his return to nan squad connected Saturday.

AM: Florian Wirtz—Wirtz yet ended his agelong hold for a extremity publication successful a competitory fixture connected Wednesday, assisting doubly connected his return to Germany. The first was a wonderfully weighted cross, but nan 2nd was nan simplest of five-yard passes.

LW: Cody Gakpo—Gakpo has now scored successful his past 5 matches for nine and country, a grounds he intends to widen successful nan capital. He struck nan woodwork 3 times against Man Utd past play and will beryllium hoping for amended luck this clip around.

ST: Hugo Ekitiké—Ekitiké emphatically equalised against erstwhile employers Eintracht midweek and has surely now cemented his spot arsenic Liverpool’s starting striker for nan clip being. Alexander Isak‘s groin wounded intends nan Frenchman will undoubtedly commencement astatine Brentford.