Jurgen Klopp has made no secret of his dislike for kicking off at 12:30 on a Saturday immediately after a midweek fixture or international break, but today is the last time that he’ll face that bugbear as Liverpool manager.
The stench of a horrific Merseyside derby defeat from Wednesday night is still fresh, but at least playing in the first Premier League fixture of the weekend offers the Reds a chance to draw level on points with leaders Arsenal and keep any potential chasers at bay.
Like Liverpool, the Irons are also stewing from a dismal result and performance against a city rival, having been thumped 5-2 by a resurgent Crystal Palace last Sunday off the back of exiting the Europa League along with the Reds three days previously.
Up front, Cody Gakpo comes back into the starting line-up after he missed the derby defeat due to the birth of his first child, with Darwin Nunez dropping out after a costly miss the other night. Harvey Elliott looks set to start on the right flank, with Mo Salah relegated to the substitutes’ bench.
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