UEFA Champions League 2018-19, Liverpool vs Bayern Munich: 3 factors that could determine the result

The Liverpool team
The Liverpool team

2. Liverpool’s midfield combination

Jordan Henderson
Jordan Henderson

Liverpool have fielded various combinations of players in their midfield this season so far. It would be really interesting to see which combination they are going to opt for in tomorrow’s match.

Giorgino Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson and Nabi Keita are expected to play for Liverpool in the midfield. A creative player like Adam Lallana is likely to be replaced by the more defensive-minded Henderson to give protection to the weakened defence.

However, Henderson has a tendency to stay in the middle third. He would have to fall back to the defensive third more frequently in order to give cover to the centre-backs.

Wijnaldum is likely to play box-to-box and Keita might move to the flanks at times to provide width to Liverpool’s attacks. However, they would still lack a good passer and dribbler in the midfield, and Lallana or Xherdan Shaqiri might come in as a substitute later in the match.

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Edited by Musab Abid
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