At 00:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 18, the 17th round of the English Premier League will stage an interesting strong dialogue, and the Red Army Liverpool will host the challenge of the Red Devils Manchester United.
After entering this season, Liverpool is full of momentum and seems to have regained its former dominance in the Premier League, after the first 16 rounds, they have 11 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, accumulating 37 points, beating the Gunners Arsenal by 1 point, surpassing the defending champion Manchester City by 4 points, and temporarily seizing the Premier League leader. The Red Devils, on the other hand, have not been in good form this season, with 9 wins and 7 defeats after the first 16 rounds, accumulating 27 points and only sitting in sixth place in the Premier League table.
Past data shows that Liverpool's last 4 meetings with Manchester United have won 2 and lost 2, so it will be an unpredictable battle for Liverpool. In order to further cement his position at the top of the table, coach Jurgen Klopp will inevitably unreservedly sacrifice the best elite he can to play.
In the goalkeeper position, the main goalkeeper Alisson, who was rested in the last Champions League game, should return to the starting line-up and guard the Liverpool goal; at the back, it is not surprising that Uncle Scumbag will continue to sacrifice his usual four-back formation, and a number of main defensive players will all play, Van Dijk and Konate will play as a double central defender combination, while Tsimikas and Alexander-Arnold will be separated from the wings, continuing to play as a left and right wing-back, forming a situation of flying on both wings.
In midfield, there is no doubt that the main midfielder responsible for interceptions and tackles in Liverpool's midfield should be the 21-year-old Dutch star Hrafenberg, while the Japanese international Endo should be partnered with Hrafenberg to form a two-man midfield combination. In front of the two-back combination, it is not surprising that Hungarian midfielder Szobosloy will continue to sit in the front court to take the lead, pass the ball and feed the cake, thread the needle, dominate the attacking line in the frontcourt, and provide firepower support for the forward line.
Up front, Uruguayan ace Nunez is expected to charge up front for Liverpool, while Nunez will be joined in the front three by Salah and Colombian winger Luis Dias.
To sum up the above analysis, the final expected starting lineup of Liverpool against Manchester United is: Alisson, Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Konate, Alexander-Arnold, Hrafenberg, Endo, Szobosloy, Luis Dias, Nunez, Salah