Nottingham Forest head to Liverpool this afternoon as their fight against the threat of Premier League relegation continues. Steve Cooper's men find themselves in the relegation zone after collecting just three points from their last ten matches, and things don't look like getting any simpler at Anfield.
Liverpool put six past Forest's relegation rivals Leeds United at Elland Road on Monday night and boss Jurgen Klopp now looks to have a near fully fit attacking department to select from; Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz are now back fit - the former scored a couple at Leeds - while Thiago Alcantara is also back involved after a lay-off of his own.
While Klopp's back four and goalkeeper tend to pick themselves, there is more debate afforded to the midfield and front-line, which frequently interchanges game to game. Our colleagues at the Liverpool Echo reckon that Klopp will tweak things again for the visit of Forest to Merseyside on Saturday.
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They envisage Thiago being handed a start, after his five-minute cameo on Monday, while summer arrival Darwin Nunez, who scored during his own substitute run-out at Leeds, is also tipped to be recalled to the line-up ahead of opening goalscorer Cody Gakpo. Klopp will, though, be without centre forward Roberto Firmino for the next few games - he hopes to have him back in time to hand him his Anfield farewell.
Forest will have to contend, though, with an array of attacking talent elsewhere, namely Mohamed Salah and, from right-back, Trent Alexander-Arnold. Fellow academy product Curtis Jones is also expected to get the nod alongside captain Jordan Henderson in the middle.
Liverpool Echo predicted line-up: Alisson; Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Thiago, Henderson, Jones, Salah, Nunez, Jota.
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