At 04:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 2, the 20th round of the English Premier League will stage a strong dialogue that attracts attention, and the Red Army Liverpool will host the new local giants Newcastle United of the Premier League.
This season, Liverpool swept away the sluggishness of previous seasons, after the first 19 rounds, they won 12, drew 6 and lost 1, accumulated 42 points, overtook the defending champion Manchester City in one fell swoop, and became the biggest favorite to win the Premier League. Although it will be a predictable tough battle against Newcastle United in this round, in order to further consolidate their championship advantage, they will not only not retreat half a step, but will unreservedly sacrifice the strongest team to play.
Past head-to-head records show that Liverpool have won 5 and drawn 1 in the last 6 meetings with Newcastle United, and have an overwhelming psychological advantage. Therefore, as long as Uncle Scum's tactics are proper and the players play normally, there should still be great hope for winning this game. Here's a quick prediction of Liverpool's likely starting line-up.
In the goalkeeper position, it is natural that the main goalkeeper Alisson guards the Liverpool goal, and at the back, it is expected that Uncle Slag will continue to play his usual back four formation, due to the shortage of left-backs, Joe Gomez will replace the injured Tsimikas as the left wing-back, and the other three defenders who will start will be Van Dijk, Quaanza and Alexander-Arnold.
In midfield, it is no surprise that Japan international Endo will continue to be responsible for interceptions in Liverpool's midfield, while it should be Hungarian midfielder Szobosloy who will be paired with Endo in a two-man midfield. In front of the double midfielders, England talent Elliott is expected to continue to sit in the midfield to take the lead, pass the ball and feed the cake, command and control, and dominate Liverpool's attacking line.
On the forward line, there is no doubt that it will still be the popular Dutch international striker Gakpo who will charge for Liverpool in the front. And next to Gakpo, it is naturally Egyptian Messi Salah as a winger, not only instigating the front-court attack, but also directly hitting the penalty area to play the role of a finisher. The other winger to start should be Colombian striker Luis Díaz, who was rotated in the previous round.
Based on the above analysis, the final expected starting line-up for Liverpool against Newcastle United is: Alisson, Joe Gomez, Van Dijk, Quaanza, Alexander-Arnold, Endo, Szobosloy, Elliott, Salah, Gakpo, Luis Dias.