Jurgen Klopp faces the puzzle of Mohamed Salah as Liverpool reflects on the defense review


Liverpool celebrated lifting the Premier League title the right way by defeating Chelsea at home on Wednesday.

The Reds emerged 5-3 winners in an entertaining matchup against Londoners to advance 18 points again at the summit.

The new champions complete their victory lap when they visit Newcastle United on Sunday.

Jurgen Klopp will now consider his options after having named his strongest possible side in the past two games.

And here we see the changes the Reds boss could make when his side is next in action.

Van Dijk under threat?

With the title won, Liverpool center-backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have certainly not reached their highest level in recent weeks.

In fact, the Reds have sent in as many goals in their last six Premier League games, 11, as they did in the previous 19.

While Joel Matip remains absent, there is scope for some rotation with Dejan Lovren available.

Neco Williams and James Milner will also compete for a role on the right-back and left-back respectively.

Naby Keita was replaced by Curtis Jones against Chelsea.
Naby Keita was replaced by Curtis Jones against Chelsea.

Midfield rotation

Naby Keita has been one of the success stories of the past few weeks and will be looking forward to a second successive start.

This, however, could be a rotation game in the engine room.

Curtis Jones will be keen to set a scoreboard for the future, while Milner is on hand and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored during a late cameo against Chelsea.

Jordan Henderson is the only confirmed player missing, which means Klopp has a lot of room for change.

Salah’s question

To three or not to three?

That’s the question for the Reds, and it will be of particular interest to Mohamed Salah, as he points to the goal that will make him the first Liverpool player in more than 50 years to score 20 goals in three consecutive seasons.

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The Egyptian has missed several opportunities in his last two games, but he will want the chance to reach the milestone.

Takumi Minamino, Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri patiently await another start, while Oxlade-Chamberlain could do a job on either flank.

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