Liverpool news: expected lineup vs Atalanta – Klopp to make changes, Thiago last | Soccer Sport



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For the second weekend in a row, Jota scored the winning goal for the Premier League champions.

Eyebrows were raised when Liverpool paid over £ 40 million for Jota, but he has proven to be good value for money and is in contention to start against Atalanta on Tuesday night.

“It’s good, how the players should be when they join us,” Klopp said.

“He is the best age, 23 years old, he already has experience, he played a lot in the Premier League, he made his way in Portugal.

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“He’s a good kid and a very good signing. That’s the situation. We never hold players back in the beginning, it’s just that players generally need time to adjust.

“But before I knew it wouldn’t take long because of the way the Wolves play. Yes, they play a different system, but the intensity for the Wolves is and always was incredibly high.

“There may be only one player who has to defend a little less, not much less, but a little. [Raul] Jimenez. But the guys in the wings, they had to run like crazy, so it was clear physically that he would be fine.

“Technically, we saw that it’s good. Everything else is about finding your feet, more or less, in a new environment.

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If Matip can’t play Nathaniel Phillips, he’s likely to have another start alongside Joe Gomez.

James Milner could enter midfield and replace Curtis Jones.

While Xherdan Shaqiri is pushing for a spot on the team after an impressive cameo from the bench at the weekend.

Liverpool line-up: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Gomez, Robertson, Milner, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Mane, Salah, Jota

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