Liverpool predicted XI vs Chelsea: Friday Night Football
By Tom Bogert
CB Dejan Lovren
Provided he has the ability to open his eye again, Lovren will step right back into the team.
It’s funny, Lucas Leiva must’ve thought he was replacing 2014/15 Lovren, not 2016/17 Lovren. That’s probably why he felt the need to outdo the old version of Lovren’s calamity by making a mistake for the Vardy tap in worse than anything Lovren did in his subpar debut season at Anfield.
There isn’t much of a selection dilemma in the center of defense. At the moment, if Matip and Lovren are fit, Matip and Lovren play. Simple as.
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