Liverpool vs Crystal Palace predicted team: Mohamed Salah must start

Georginio Wijnaldum, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson

Naby Keita looked like one of the better players against Everton, as he was given a surprise start last Sunday.

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The Guinea international provided some dynamism and energy from midfield as he looked to carry the ball forward and link up with the forward line.

As he was the most exciting of the three in midfield, you’d expect him to carry on and start two games in a row. You get the feeling that Keita would be better off for the rhythm of things and we could start to see the ‘real’ Keita towards the end of the season.

Georginio Wijnaldum was also left out of the XI for Everton and that leads me to think that he’ll be involved from the start against Palace. He doesn’t often get dropped, and he’s a vital player for Klopp. With Wijnaldum and Keita in midfield, there’ll be lots of control as well as technical ability.

That does mean that Fabinho will need to be sacrificed, but against Palace that’s a risk that can be mitigated.

Jordan Henderson is due to be the final piece of the puzzle. He’s a real leader on the pitch and gives the midfield some strength and a commanding presence.

We’ve seen how much he was missed while he was injured and Henderson should definitely start at Anfield.