Liverpool will be full of confidence and energy heading into the game against Luton Town after four consecutive victories. The Reds’ performances have been quite remarkable, and they should be able to grind out all three points against a fragile Luton Town defense.
The home team is currently in a slump, having failed to win nine of their last ten league matches. A game against Liverpool will be a difficult task for them, and it will be intriguing to see if they can rise to the occasion and put in a solid performance.
In the meanwhile, Liverpool will be missing Thiago Alcantara (hip), Stefan Bajcetic (groin), and Andrew Robertson (shoulder) due to injury. During his pre-match press conference, Klopp also gave an update on Thiago and Bajcetic.
“No, we don’t know [when he will return],” he added of Bajcetic. It’s one of these things with Stefan. Everyone could see Stefan’s quality, promise, and talent, and it’s great – what a player – but his body wasn’t ready yet.”
“With Thiago, it’s slightly different, it’s an ongoing thing, and we can’t put any kind of pressure on there as well,” Klopp stated. We anticipate his return – most likely at the start of the New Year. It’s now November, which means another four weeks. I’d say that’s a reasonable thing to try, and to be honest, I can’t wait to see him again.”
Liverpool will most likely line up in a 4-3-3 system with Alisson Becker in goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kostas Tsimikas will start as full-backs, looking to contribute offensively while also protecting the central defenders. Ibrahima Konate will start at the heart of Liverpool’s defense with Virgil van Dijk.
Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, and Ryan Gravenberch will return to the starting lineup in midfield. Gravenberch and Szoboszlai will try to supplement the team’s inventiveness and determination. Mac Allister is supposed to be the midfield’s anchor. Meanwhile, Klopp addressed Luis Diaz during his news conference following the Colombian international’s personal troubles last week.
“He was in training two days ago, he had a session yesterday, and he will be part of the team,” he explained. We must wait; if he feels comfortable, he will come here and train with us. The session he had with us, because we weren’t there, showed that when he’s with the boys, everything is fine, everything is fine. But you could see he didn’t get much sleep.”
Darwin Nunez will lead the away team’s attack and will seek to continue his good goal scoring record. Mohamed Salah will play on the right wing, and Luis Diaz is set to play on the left side of a front three. As a result, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo will be on the bench this weekend.
Predicted Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Nunez, Diaz