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Liverpool suffered a third consecutive defeat at home in the Premier League after a dismal result against Manchester City on Sunday.
Mohamed Salah scored from the point but the Reds couldn’t avoid a 4-1 loss to the Premier League leaders at Anfield.
The world champions now have almost a full week to prepare for a difficult task in Leicester City at the early start on Saturday.
And here we look forward to the changes Jurgen Klopp could make when his team is next in action.
Do you enter Kabak?
With Liverpool’s midfield starting to creak, perhaps the time has come for one or both of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to step out of the center-back role and move into their more customary position.
New signings Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies will have had another week working in training camp with their new teammates and are surely pushing to start at King Power Stadium, with Nat Phillips as another option.
Trent Alexander-Arnold had a rollercoaster afternoon at right-back on Sunday, but Neco Williams is minutes away from being considered a starter in such an important game.
On the other flank, Kostas Tsimikas made his Premier League debut as a late substitute for Andy Robertson but as Klopp dismissed any suggestion that it was due to injury, the Greek international is likely to be back on the bench.
Poser midfield
Klopp raised his eyebrows as he replaced Curtis Jones against City, and the youngster did more than enough to suggest he deserves a career in the starting lineup.
With Fabinho or, more likely, Henderson moving up to midfield, it will take changes in an engine room that has been tired of late.
Thiago Alcantara was well off the pace on Sunday, while even long-lasting Gini Wijnaldum showed signs of exhaustion. Both can benefit from rest.
James Milner and Xherdan Shaqiri came off the bench with little impact on Sunday, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is another possibility. Liverpool are still waiting for Naby Keita to regain his form.
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The same again in front
With Diogo Jota still unavailable, Divock Origi out of commission and Takumi Minamino on loan, there are few realistic options available for Klopp in attack.
In mitigation, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were nowhere near the worst players against City.
And having started together in just three of Liverpool’s last eight games, it may be time for Klopp to use his usual three forwards whenever possible.
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