Starting XI: Liverpool vs. PSG: Mamardashvili, Frimpong, Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ekitike. Subs: Woodman, Misciur, Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Nyoni, Ngumoha.

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  1. DragonSlayer271 on

    Salah and Gakpo benched, Wirtz and Frimpong on the wings. Or maybe Frimpong’s forming a back 5?

    I guess Slot has been plotting for a long time.

  2. stupidlyboredtho on

    both gakpo and salah benched omg slot actually has been plotting all season

  3. Isak back on the bench, awesome, hope we don’t rush him ok to the pitch though.

    If we can get out of there with only a 2 goal deficit back to Anfield, I’ll take it

  4. People seem keen to suggest back 3/5 but isn’t Frimpong just gonna play RW and Wirtz LW?

  5. Big brain moves from Slot, stink the gaff out with a back 3/5 so the Xabi links look a bit meh

    Joking aside interesting to see how it lines up hope we don’t get battered

  6. Puzzleheaded-Can2869 on

    Looks like we are packing the midfield for a draw, which makes sense in all honesty

  7. Too_much_motion_ on

    The aim should be to frustrate them and then nick something from a set piece

  8. Cubensis_Crispies on

    It’s a team set up to defend which at least he knows we’re not having the ball for 95% of the game.

  9. dantesinfernoracket1 on

    Trying a completely new formation away to the defending European champions seems insane, but what do I know?

  10. HarbyFullyLoaded_12 on

    Mo being made a scapegoat when he is being played in a way that takes use of absolutely none of his abilities really doesn’t sit well with me.

    At least for this system Frimpong has much needed pace but I still struggle to see us create anything with the slow ass football we play

  11. RobWyliesDad on

    He probably isn’t able to play much but nice to have Isak back in the fold.

  12. Arne’s been thinking about this all year. It’d be really, really interesting if he switched formation now of all games.

  13. TheSmallestPlap on

    Is this a back 5 or Frimpong at RW? Functionally the same but I’m a sucker for lineups.

  14. Number_19LFC on

    Why would we do 3 at the back? Come on lads! Have some common sense. Salah dropped, Frimpong playing RW.

  15. Similar-Wolverine-10 on

    Gakpo and Salah dropped is 100% deserved, but I’m not sure it’s going to help much. Hopefully wirtz and frimpong can recreate some of their past magic and eki can link up with them effectively.

  16. The rumours of a formation change weren’t true then…this is just Frimpong in place of Salah.

  17. Gakpo benched again, this guy really wants to keep his job. Neither he nor Salah can complain, justifiably, about being benched. Zero expectations, hope Isak is ready to get a run out and we can see him fit before the end of the season.

  18. JustASimpleFollower on

    Genuinely think we’ll win, everyone is expecting psg to walk over us.

  19. Have a strong feeling we’ll disappoint pre-match predictions as usual and win this one

  20. _90s_Nation_ on

    Could just be

    Giorgi

    Gomez / VVD / Konate // Kerkez

    Gravenberch / Mac

    Frimpong // Szoboszlai // Wirtz

    Ekitike

  21. This will be very interesting, not least the fact that this sort of lineup might play in a very similar formation as Alonso’s back 5 formation at Leverkusen.

  22. I’m as big a fan of Salah as maybe anyone on the sub, but he needed to be benched after that showing against City. He just seems mentally fragile right now.

  23. Good lord… it’s a back 4 with Kerkez and Gomez. Not that tough to see. Frimpong and Wirtz on the wings.

  24. While we lack attacking threat with just one up top, playing Mo and Gakpo has been carrying 2 ineffective players all season.

    We should at least be more solid and hard to break down and hopefully some individual brilliance from Wirtz, Ekitike or Szobo steals us something tonight

    I don’t hate it, it’s the CL quarters, let’s fucking go