massive title deciding game. After the last one I can't see the first 12 starting line up changing. trent and robbo subs?
It's as good a time as any to play this game, most of our injured players are back and we're on a high at the moment.
The full back thing is interesting, do we go with the big game experience of TAA and Robbo or stick with what's working? I fancy Gomez Vs Saka and Bradley Vs Martinelli but we do need to impose ourselves going forward. Bradley can do that Gomez not so much. I'm just going with fitness and form Gomez and Bradley keep their places but TAA will be needed at some point as the game goes on. He doesn't come into the midfield at the start for me.
I think we need to pay attention to konate this week. we've not got 2 games in a week out of the lad all season and this one's massive. I've a feeling klopp will laughter at us all and put in quansah who will also score while klopp laughs on the sideline. as for trent. well we saw what a real full back does in stretching play while gomez stood at cm and actually did the job. trent needs to buck his ideas up tonget a place now. love it. let's just see what we do cos the other thing is macca being awesome sauce at breaking lads up, sorry breaking play up and we are all watching pundits being made eat their words live. oh you need a specialist, oh he can't play there, oh he's wasted. klopp laughs again cos he knows if you put talent amd intelligence in the slot they quickly adapt. he was all over macca at the end hugging him. klopp knows.
Game of the century. Lose and millions of orphans in Cambodia will die. Win and humanity might just cure cancer. We've got to win, for the Cambodian orphans AND for all humanity.
OH MY GOD ! ANTHONY TAYLOR IS THE REFEREE. please log in to view this image Referee: Anthony Taylor (pictured). Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn. Fourth official: Craig Pawson. VAR: David Coote
Anthony Taylor relegated to English Championship English referee, Anthony Taylor, has been relegated to the English Championship for his questionable decision-making. Taylor was at the centre of the Europa League final which saw Roma denied a penalty on a clear handball by a Sevilla player.
alisson Bradley konate vvd gomez szoboszlai trent macallister diaz jota nunez watch for news on konate fitness and expect Jones, robbo, gakpo as subs to come on.
foot badly swollen so he played the entirely of the the second half plus 15mins of first have after getting injured and put on that display. including obviously missing the pen and hitting three posts etc and setting up a goal
CHRIS SUTTON HAS GONE FOR HOME WIN. Arsenal v Liverpool (16:30) Liverpool look in great shape at the moment. They really impressed me against Chelsea, and they have still got Mohamed Salah to come back from the injury he picked up at the Africa Cup of Nations. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson both came off the bench on Wednesday as they return to full fitness and, without those three players, the Reds have shown they have still got the strength in depth they will need in the run-in. There were loads of other positives, too. I know Darwin Nunez didn't score, but he still carried a massive threat and did a lot of good things. Then you have got Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota looking sharp, and Liverpool's midfield were excellent as well. Arsenal, on the other hand, did not really fire against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday but they still got the job done, which is the important thing. We've already seen how close it is between these two sides when they've met before this season, and the Gunners missed a load of chances when Liverpool came to the Emirates and won in the FA Cup last month. Mikel Arteta's side still don't have a centre-forward but, this time, I think they will finish some of the opportunities they create. I'm still not entirely sure why I am going with Arsenal to win this game, because Liverpool will score too, but the Gunners definitely need the points more and I think they will just about do enough to get them. Sutton's prediction: 2-1 Ed's prediction: I am an expecting a really entertaining game. This is our third meeting in the past six weeks and we haven't lost either of the previous two, so I will be fascinated to see how we approach it. I do feel that games like this, against other teams in the top three or four, are the only times where Klopp sets up conservatively but I do wonder if he will do that here, given the way we are playing and the players he has got back from injury. That should give him a lot more confidence in the depth of his squad, and I do think Arsenal will be a little bit scared of us. It's going to be close, but as a fan I am going to back us. 1-3 Ed's favourite Liverpool players: As well as Grobbelaar, the 'Danish Maradona', Jan Molby, was a big favourite of mine when I was growing up. These days, as a keeper myself, I am in awe of Alisson. In a team of really hard workers, I think he stands out like Bobby [Roberto Firmino] did in setting the tone for the graft that is required, you could see it in their play. In terms of identifying with a player, though, I have played football my whole life and I love it - to the point I organise a snowboarders' World Cup in the June off-season in Biarritz. It's called the Atlantic Cup and you get all the pros and people in the industry down. I'm not high level, ability-wise, but I run my legs off and like to think I, at least, look up when I take a touch. Of the current crop, he is not fashionable yet but I really like Ryan Gravenberch's play. I can see a lot in him, and he is really industrious, so he definitely embodies Klopp's model of a hard worker.
