The failure to place in the top four for the 2023–24 season may not have been the worst case scenario for those who are still in shock after Liverpool’s failure to qualify for this year’s Champions League. A very strong start to the season has developed after a revolutionary summer of transition, allowing the typical pressures of elite European competition to abate for a year. This midweek (in the Champions League), Newcastle, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Manchester United will all have to start a majority of their first team squad, whilst Jürgen Klopp is able to rotate his entire team given the caliber of opponents.
THE AVAILABILITY OF LASK
The third-placed Austrian Football Bundesliga squad in 2022/23 will be without Tobias Anselm, Philipp Wiesinger, Adil Taoui, and Lenny Pintor due to injuries. The Raiffeisen Arena will definitely fill its 19,080-seat capacity for this important home game because European royalty will be in town. The hosts enter this match off a fine 1-3 away victory against A. Klagenfurt, where they now hold third place in their first tier division. Because of the reported availability and the successful weekend performance, their manager, Thomas Sageder, will undoubtedly want to field his strongest squad.
AVAILABILITY OF LIVERPOOL
The myth surrounding Thiago Alcantara’s injuries continues to be just that, and Trent Alexander Arnold won’t be put at danger before to West Ham’s visit on Sunday. The Reds finally defeated an ambitious Wolves team in the previous game, and their spirited second-half performance resulted in a 1-3 away victory. The traveling international contingent, who decided on that starting lineup and subsequent in-game adjustments, caused some members of the first team to move to the bench. Although the most of the starting eleven will not start the weekend match, I think this game may be about giving Virgil van Dijk, the captain, 45 minutes.
HOW WILL THIS COMPETITION WORK?
Liverpool’s Premier League campaign has started off well, but it has been done with a few players going in and out of the side. Given that Jürgen Klopp is one of those coaches who eventually settles on a favourite starting eleven, this game gives a great opportunity for many supposedly periphery players to make an impression. I predict several strong individual performances in Austria since many players will want to make a statement with their performance. The reds are expected to start a wealth of excellent players, which could make for an interesting spectacle within a wonderfully modest football arena. The visitors’ incredible firepower makes me anticipate a good amount of goals inside a convincing away victory.