On Wednesday night, the League Cup will resume, giving Jurgen Klopp an opportunity to showcase his team’s breadth of quality.
The Reds handled Leicester in the third round after overcoming an early scare, and victory at the Vitality Stadium would be a significant step towards Wembley.
This season, Liverpool has successfully navigated their League Cup and Europa League matches with a “midweek” squad; but, the journey to the South Coast may offer some young players an opportunity to shine.
This is how Liverpool might appear when they play in the fourth round.
Team news
What Pepijn Lijnders informed us prior to the competition is as follows:
Although Ben Doak is back in training, he is still doubtful for Wednesday.
Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago are still not in, although Conor Bradley is “close.”
Although he isn’t anticipated to participate, Luis Diaz will not go back to Colombia.
Liverpool XI versus Bournemouth
Players who have been involved during this hectic time will be eager to get some break from Klopp, but there are plenty of excellent substitutes.
Curtis Jones, who has been forced to watch the last three domestic matches from the sidelines due to suspension, is almost probably going to receive the nod.
Jarrell Quansah is eager to continue his early-season success with the seniors after not starting since Union SG’s visit prior to the international break.
This is the probable lineup for Liverpool:
- Caoimhin Kelleher to start in goal with Luke Chambers at left-back
- Wataru Endo o take his place behind Jones and Harvey Elliott in the middle
- Cody Gakpo to return to the starting lineup following his injury
The Reds would look like this:
Kelleher; Gomez, Matip, Quansah, Chambers; Endo, Elliott, Jones; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
The manager may decide to switch up his attacking options if he feels it is appropriate, especially if Doak is cleared to start for the Reds.
Due to his hectic schedule elsewhere, Mohamed Salah doesn’t usually participate in the competition’s early stages. Klopp may decide to rest him before Sunday’s trip to Luton.
The management might also try to let Ryan Gravenberch keep up his recent success, as he made just his second league start against Nottingham Forest this past weekend.
This is an example of an alternate configuration:
- Gravenberch will meet Jones and Endo in the park’s centre.
- Doak will move up to the top of the pitch to join Gakpo, while
- Diogo Jota will remain there after his weekend goal.
Liverpool would look like this in a lineup:
Kelleher; Gomez, Matip, Quansah, Chambers; Endo, Gravenberch, Jones; Doak, Gakpo, Jota
performed as well as the understudies’ capacity.
The manager has an abundance of choices at his disposal, allowing him to rest his senior players and still pitch a team that can defeat the Cherries.
With the amount of games that players like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have played, as well as the skill of the backup players, Liverpool’s back four is probably going to choose itself.
In order to make sure Jones and Gakpo are healthy and ready for the Premier League, the game also offers them a fantastic opportunity to restore their composure after some time off.
There’s a chance to make it to the last eight, so hopefully we put our names in the hat.
Cheers, Reds!