Arne Slot has named his first beginning XI within the Champions League for Liverpool, and he has made simply two modifications to his facet amid the requires him to rotate.
After the frustration of the weekend, a response is required from the Reds as they mark their return to the Champions League after a season out.
It so occurs to be the top coach’s birthday, and three factors on the San Siro could be the perfect method to have a good time – let’s hope the Reds could make it occur.
Liverpool travelled with a 23-man squad, three of whom have been goalkeepers, however Alisson was by no means going to be displaced in aim.
The Brazilian begins his fifth recreation of the season behind a again 4 of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Kostas Tsimikas, who is available in for Andy Robertson.
In midfield, once more, are Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai who all begin towards the present Tenth-placed facet in Serie A.
Mohamed Salah will probably be out so as to add to his 47 objectives for the membership in Europe, and is joined in assault by Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo.
The Champions League permits 12 substitutes and thus Federico Chiesa is on the bench for the primary time as a Crimson after Slot hinted minutes could possibly be on the playing cards “if we’d like him.”
AC Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Pavlovic, Tomori, Hernandez; Fofana, Loftus-Cheek, Reijnders; Pulisic, Leao, Morata
Substitutes: Nava, Torriani, Bartesaghi, Emerson, Terracciano, Gabbia, Musah, Okafor, Chukwueze, Abraham
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Jota
Substitutes: Kelleher, Jaros, Gomez, Quansah, Bradley, Robertson, Endo, Jones, Morton, Chiesa, Diaz, Nunez
AC Milan vs. Liverpool – The Stats
Salah has scored 47 objectives in 76 European appearances for the Reds.
9 of Salah’s Liverpool objectives have are available in 16 appearances towards Italian groups. He has scored in his final two outings at San Siro.
The truth is, Salah has scored in six of his final seven appearances within the Champions League, scoring eight objectives in that interval.
That is the eighth successive season that the Reds have confronted Italian opposition. Residence and away they’ve confronted golf equipment from Italy 41 occasions – they’ve gained 19 and misplaced 18.
Away to Italian groups, Liverpool have gained eight, drawn two and misplaced 9. Of their final 5 away video games in Italy, the Reds have gained 4 of the final 5.
