Liverpool vs Tottenham: No Matip or Milner in the Champions League final predicted XI?

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur shoots while under pressure from Joel Matip of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on October 22, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

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PORTO, PORTUGAL – APRIL 17: Sadio Mane of Liverpool celebrates with teammates James Milner, Andy Robertson and Fabinho of Liverpool after scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final second leg match between Porto and Liverpool at Estadio do Dragao on April 17, 2019 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images) /

Fabinho, Gini Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson

It’s with this midfield that Klopp will have to look inside himself and figure out what he wants. Fabinho and Jordan Henderson are pretty much odds on to start the game, and that leaves one place open.

Should the manager pick Gini Wijnaldum, who changed the game against Barcelona with those two goals, or James Milner?

Milner is a leader and a fighter and the fittest member of the squad, but Gini can offer something different and has the ability to score goals as well as create them.

It’s for this season that Klopp should chose the Dutchman. If Fabinho starts with Henderson there’ll be enough cover, enough intelligent players, to ensure that Wijnaldum can get forward without too much risk of leaving the defence exposed.

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