Premier League 2019-20: The best available lineups for the top 6 teams

Modified Aug 08, 2019 06:00 GMT

#2 Liverpool

Let's go with a 4-3-3 formation that has brought the club so much success in recent years as they have won the Champions League and took the title race to the last day of the Premier League season with this formation. Goalkeeper Alisson will definitely be first choice over new signing Adrian as the Brazilian has developed into one of the best at his position in the world. Van Dijk is the best centre back in the league whilst Andrew Robertson plus Trent Alexander-Arnold are the best full-backs in Premier League football. Therefore, the only arguable position is Virgil van Dijk's centre back partner. Joe Gomez should get the nod ahead of Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren because he is the youngest and most talented out of the three defenders.

In midfield, captain Jordan Henderson and Dutchman Georginio Wijnaldum will definitely form two out of the best three-man midfield combination. In Champions League games, Milner is usually picked by manager Jurgen Klopp because of his incredible fitness and defensive effort. However, in league games, Fabinho is a better option as he is fantastic in the air, possesses great technical ability and can intercept the ball with ease.

Finally, for the last couple of seasons, the front 3 of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino has made Liverpool's attack one of the most successful and lethal in world football. Salah and Mane were joint top scorers last season along with Arsenal's Aubameyang, yet Firmino is their literal striker. The reason why the African pair score more than the Brazilian is due to the fact that Firmino drops deeper and makes fantastic passes to either winger/fullback which very often creates a goalscoring chance.

Edited by Nnanna Mba