#3 Jurgen Klopp vs Antonio Conte
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This is a game that would probably attract as much attention off the pitch as it can on it with the exhuberant German Jurgen Klopp going against the Italian tactician Antonio Conte. This is set to be a tale of two different managers with different approaches to the game - a game that will be filled with off the field events and antics.
Yet, tactics remain the most important part of this fixture. While Klopp has been in the firing line after his side have let their good first half slip through their fingers over the course of the last few weeks, Conte has proved to be the catalyst for his side’s rise to prominence after putting behind an indifferent start to the season.
While Conte is expected to continue with his favored 3-4-3 formation in the game, it is Klopp, who has a selection headache having seen his side put in underwhelming performances over recent times.
Does he continue with the misfiring Daniel Sturridge? Will he start countryman Emre Can in the middle of the park alongside Jordan Henderson despite the advice of former Liverpool mainstay Jamie Carragher? How will he cope with the threat of the wing-backs and how will his side breach the 3 men central defense Chelsea are expected to field? We will have to wait and watch if Klopp can answer these questions.
There are problems aplenty for the German and the game against the Italian manager who has fine-tuned his side into dominating games does not come at the right time. Conte has already proven to be the difference between the Chelsea of this season and the last and he will be keen to extend his good run against old foes Liverpool.
