At 04:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 21, the 1|4 finals of the English League Cup in the new season will stage a focus of attention, with the Reds Liverpool sitting at home to face the powerful Hammers West Ham United.
After entering the new season, the Reds Liverpool swept away the sluggishness of the previous two seasons and regained their former dominance on all fronts, with impressive results in the Premier League, European Championship and English League Cup. In the first two rounds of the EFL Cup, they defeated Leicester City and Bournemouth to reach the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
Judging from the historical head-to-head record, Liverpool have won 7 and lost 1 in the last 8 encounters with West Ham United, which constitutes an overwhelming advantage for the Hammers. Therefore, as long as Liverpool plays at a normal level in this round, it should be a high probability to win the opponent. However, even so, in order to win the game, it is expected that Uncle Klopp will also sacrifice the elite main force on the basis of rotation. Here's a quick prediction of Liverpool's likely starting line-up.
In the goalkeeper position, Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson is expected to be rotated, and he should be replaced by substitute goalkeeper Kelleher Kelleher. At the back, there is no doubt that Uncle will continue with his usual back four, with Tsimikas, Joe Gomes, Quaanza and Alexander-Arnold expected to start. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate will be rotated and substituted.
In terms of midfield, it is not surprising that the main midfielder responsible for intercepting and tackling in Liverpool's midfield will still be Japan's Hang Endo, and the pair with Endo Hang will form a double midfield combination should be England's midfield talent Curtis Jones. At the heart of the attack, England's talented midfielder Elliott is expected to take the lead in the frontcourt, strategize, pass and feed the cake, and dominate Liverpool's attacking line. Midfielders Szobosloy and Hrafenberg should be rotated at the same time, with substitutes on the bench.
Up front, it should be Dutch international striker Gakpo who will charge up front for Liverpool, while Gakpo will be paired with Salah and talented South American winger Luis Dias to form the front trident. Uruguay international Nunez was on the bench.
To sum up, facing West Ham United in this campaign, it is expected that Liverpool will rotate four main players, and the final starting 11 should be: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Joe Gomez, Quaanza, Alexander-Arnold, Endo, Curtis Jones, Elliott, Salah, Gakpo, Luis Dias