Jurgen Klopp has hinted at fielding a strong Liverpool squad to face Arsenal in the FA Cup due to a lack of rotation options.
Liverpool will be crowned Premier League champions when they visit the Emirates Stadium in the third round of the historic competition. But Jurgen Klopp’s men, who are three points clear at the top, will face a tough opponent in the Gunners as they look to become champions. Liverpool’s main goal this season is to return to the Champions League after a disappointing fifth place finish last season. However, they will be very much in the title race as they face Fulham in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg three days later.
However, United will be without 18-goal talismans Mo Salah and Wataru Endo, who represented Egypt and Japan at the Africa Cup of Nations and Asian Cup respectively, while Dominic Szoboszlai joins Andy Robertson, Kostas Tsimikas, Thiago Alcantara and Joel. Matip, Stefan Baicetic and Ben Doak on the treatment table. Liverpool, who beat Newcastle United 4-2 on New Year’s Day, have six days to prepare for the game against Arsenal and Klopp believes there is no need to update his squad.”I’m not sure but I think we changed a lot at the start of the season,” the Anfield manager said in his pre-match press conference. I don’t think we were particularly brave or anything. I just did it because I thought boys could do it too.
It wasn’t a game where you thought, “Oh, look, who cares how we play there?” That will never happen. I think this is the main reason why the bank has been so influential so far. Because it’s big and very important to those who contributed. Because it’s all about rhythm. If you see a player who hasn’t played in five or six weeks, he or she is rarely playing well. So I think I’ve done a good job so far. But I’m not sure if this is actually a game Arsenal will go back to right now.
As I sit here, I’m honestly not 100% sure we can do it. It’s not the biggest choice we have. We have the players and we can make a 100% good team. I think we will. I don’t know yet if it will look like this after that. “There are six days between the first and the seventh game, which is long and does not require a rotation.”
