The worldwide break is over, in the end, and we’re straight again into Premier League motion at Anfield, with Arne Slot once more choosing consistency along with his beginning lineup.
Liverpool had 19 first-team gamers concerned for the respective nations through the break, with 10 enjoying the utmost minutes accessible to them.
With a run of seven video games in 22 days, there have been questions on how Slot would look to handle his workforce – beginning in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
There was by no means any doubt that Alisson would begin in aim, and he sits behind Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
In midfield, Ryan Gravenberch is out to proceed his shiny begin to 2024/25 alongside Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Up prime, Mohamed Salah is out to internet in his fourth sport in succession to start out the season. He’s joined by Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz.
With Harvey Elliott the one participant sidelined with harm, Slot had some selections to make for his bench and he has included Curtis Jones, however there may be nonetheless no Federico Chiesa.
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Jota
Substitutes: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Bradley, Tsimikas, Endo, Jones, Gakpo, Nunez
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Ward-Prowse, Yates; Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Anderson; Wooden
Substitutes: Miguel, Omobamidele, Toffolo, Morato, Williams, Elanga, Hudson-Odio, Jota, Awoniyi
Liverpool vs. Forest – The Stats
Slot can turn out to be the primary Liverpool supervisor ever to win his opening 4 league matches with out conceding a aim.
A clear sheet would additionally imply that the Reds would equal their membership file of 4 shutouts in a row initially of a league marketing campaign, additionally achieved in 2005/06.
Salah, in the meantime, might turn out to be the primary Liverpool participant in historical past to attain in a supervisor’s first 4 league matches in cost.
Salah may turn out to be the primary Reds participant since Daniel Sturridge in 2013 to internet within the opening 4 league fixtures of a single marketing campaign.
