Liverpool vs Newcastle: Predicted XI, injury news, key battles and more
Liverpool welcome Newcastle to Anfield on Saturday as the Premier League starts up again. Scroll down to read about our predicted XI, injury news, key battles and more.
The Reds will be expecting three points from the game that could see Jonjo Shelvey return to his old stomping ground, but let’s face it, we all nearly forget that Shelvey even played for us in the first place.
It’ll be interesting to see how much, if any, rotation Jurgen Klopp decides to go with on Saturday with the knowledge that Napoli await in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Our predicted XI takes into account the fact that we think Klopp will mix and match a little bit for the Toon. There are plenty of players who need a few minutes in their legs and a few who had busy international breaks. It just makes sense.
As well as that, we have taken a look at the Mapgies’ danger men as well as the key battles that’ll take place on Saturday. We’ve also thrown in some injury news and a little bit of chat from the NUFC fan pages about what they expect from the match.
So scroll down, have a read through the stories at your leisure and leave a note in the comments to let us know what you think about it all!
No messing about with the defence: The predicted XI for Newcastle
The defence pretty much picks itself at the moment, and despite the fixtures coming thick and fast our writer Neelabhra Roy doesn’t think Klopp will stray too far from the back four that have performed so well over the past few games.
Divock Origi or Rhian Brewster? Five rotations Klopp could make to keep things fresh for the Toon
Among those who haven’t featured as heavily as they would have liked are Origi and Brewster. Roberto Firmino is probably due a rest over the next few weeks, is this a good time to do that?
Jurgen Klopp has good and bad injury news ahead of Newcastle game
It’s a case of giving with one hand and taking with the other as the gaffer informs us all before this Saturday’s round of fixtures.
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What are the Magpies saying about us?
We had a look at what the Toon Army thinks is going to happen during the game on Saturday. It’s good reading for us, less so for the Geordies.