Liverpool opening day line-up with Alexis Mac Allister decision and Dominik Szoboszlai curveball

Liverpool’s opening day lineup with Alexis Mac Allister’s decision and Dominik Szoboszlai’s curve ball

Long-term prediction of how Liverpool could start against Chelsea after new summer transfers on Opening Day

‘The revamped midfielder must be released’

Paul Gorst: Although a trip to Chelsea for the first game of the new season might not immediately seem like a favorable draw, Liverpool have been lucky this Premier League season.

The Londoners won’t be as fit as they will be a few months into the Mauricio Pochettino era, so catch them early, if you will, as they still work through last season’s problems there. has a theory that is a bizarre underperformance of the season.

That’s why a revamped Liverpool midfielder with Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai is due to be unveiled at Chelsea on August 13. The most important thing for me is what should I do as a central defender? The idea of ​​Andy Robertson as a backup centre-back isn’t ideal, but with the club still short of a new left-back, will Klopp revert to a more orthodox flat-four defender? Either way, the idea of ​​Mac Allister and Szoboszlai pulling the strings in the two #8 reels is quite enticing.

My team: Alisson; Alexandre-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Szoboszlai, MacAllister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.

“Two signatures released”

Joe Rimmer: After the signings of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, it looks like we’re progressing full force with Liverpool’s 3-2-2-3 formation.

But does that mean both will be in the starting XI on Matchday 1 at Chelsea?

Much will of course depend on the preparation for the season, but Liverpool have not signed any players on the bench and while there is a temptation to perhaps release others, the two will be able to participate in a training session complete pre-season. It is therefore realistic to involve them from the beginning. Any other signings in midfield will remain on the bench, I think, with Fabinho favored in the early months of the season, injuries and form of course allowed.

The defense and goalkeeper continue to search for each other, but Klopp has a slight dilemma up front. Will it be a fresh start for Darwin Nunez or will the Uruguayan have to push back? I would go for the latter.

My team: Alisson; Alexandre-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Szoboszlai, MacAllister; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo. “Szoboszlai and Jones win the contract”

Sean Bradbury: Liverpool’s summer affairs so far suggest Jurgen Klopp will continue his 3-2-2-3 experiment.

This raises some interesting long-term questions for a possible Matchday One selection at Chelsea.

In the back, that’s sure to be a go-to if everyone’s fit. Alisson in goal, followed by Andy Roberson, Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.

The two main players are likely to be Fabinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold unless other signings are considered. Then it gets interesting. In attacking midfield, I assume only one of the newcomers will be in the starting XI.

Alexis Mac Allister is the obvious candidate given his league experience, but I will bring in Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai. It’s a tricky away game, but let’s see what the Hungarian has in his cupboard – maybe a long-range shot to promote himself as a flyer?

Up front, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah occupy the wing positions, with Cody Gakpo in the middle. My team: Alisson; Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho; Szoboszlai, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.

“Mac Allister Delivered Debut”

Keifer MacDonald: If Jurgen Klopp and his team can take anything away from last season’s failures it is that the Premier League offers little time to transition as the race to qualify for the Champions League appears to be contested by as many as seven sides.

The early additions of Mac Allister and Szoboszlai mean the Reds boss will have nearly five weeks of training with his new mega signings before his side take on Chelsea on 13 August.

Hypothetically, this means Liverpool will be spoiled for choice when it comes to the center of the park, with Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago Alcantara joining the league having last returned from injuries at the end of the season.

Defensively, after an 11-game unbeaten run since April, the goalkeeper and back-line will surely choose for themselves. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if a midfield consisting of Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Alexis Mac Allister, who all know the needs of the Premier League, take the credit on Opening Day.

Up front, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo remain the Reds’ top two picks in that division, while Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez fight for the final starting spot. This time I help the Colombian make up for lost time from the previous season with an energetic performance in West London.

My team: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, MacAllister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.