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Liverpool kicked off their Premier League defense with an intense and frenzy against Leeds United at Anfield on Saturday.
The Reds went ahead three times in the game, but the visitors delayed them until a late penalty from Mohamed Salah put the game out of reach of Marcelo Bielsa’s team and saw Jurgen Klopp’s team finish off all the spoils of a victory. by 4-3. .
The new champions will continue their quest to hold onto the crown with a game against the big-spending Chelsea this summer at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
And Klopp will now consider his options, so here we look at the changes the Liverpool manager could make when his team is next in action.
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Roberto Firmino’s headache
The Anfield faithful know that Roberto Firmino is unique in his role number 9 for Liverpool.
However, his lack of goals, which was rightly overlooked a lot last season due to the alternate feats he provided the team, has started to become a bit more apparent.
There were moments during the match against Leeds when the attacker should perhaps have shown a more selfish streak and shot, while also should have been more decisive with a golden one-on-one opportunity at the end of the match with the match well prepared. . at 3-3.
Of course, it’s only the first game of the season that was preceded by a unique and bizarre offseason, so the benefit of the doubt can be given at this stage.
That being said, there is one Takumi Minamino waiting behind the scenes for his chance.
The Japan international performed excellently in the preseason and Klopp will now surely face a little headache over who to start at Stamford Bridge.
Asked by Joe Gomez
No member of Liverpool’s revered defense really covered themselves in glory on Saturday.
They looked shaky and out of place with a couple of unusual bugs added for good measure.
Joe Gomez faces a battle this term for his place in the heart of the Reds defense with Joel Matip returning from injury and wanting to get going.
And that may raise a question for the coach about who will partner Virgil van Dijk against Chelsea when players like Kai Havertz and Timo Werner take the field.
The Jordan Henderson Enigma
After more than two months on the sidelines, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson returned to Premier League action during what turned out to be a baptism of fire.
The Reds’ game against Leeds was a frantic battle and the newly promoted team annoyed and harassed the champions in all areas of the field.
In hindsight, placing Henderson in his role as a general midfielder may have been asking too much, given his lack of preseason action.
Liverpool’s midfield failed to give the defense its usual cover and as such the rear looked shaky as Bielsa’s well-trained unit put up three goals to Alisson Becker.
Fabinho was then introduced shortly before the appointed time and helped Liverpool gain some control, despite Leeds’ final goal coming while the Brazilian was on the field.
Of course, he hadn’t shown his best effort during preseason matches, but No. 6 proved vital in the final minutes on Saturday when he won the penalty that Salah scored to secure the three points.
And given his need for pace, it could well be Fabinho who starts against Chelsea with Henderson in other games in the coming weeks.
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