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How Liverpool could line up against Bayern Munich

By , Senior Reporter | 4d
Sports Mole looks at how Liverpool could line up against Bayern Munich in Tuesday's Champions League last-16 tie.

Jurgen Klopp has a big defensive headache ahead of Liverpool's showdown with Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Despite the 10-day rest between matches, the Reds remain without Joe Gomez for the first leg and Dejan Lovren is also carrying an injury that is expected to rule him out.

To make matters worse for Klopp, he will definitely not be able to call upon £75m defender Virgil van Dijk due to the accumulation of three yellow cards in the group phase, meaning that he will have to shuffle his pack.

Ahead of the huge match at Anfield, Sports Mole looks at how Liverpool could line up.


Out: Joe Gomez (ankle), Virgil van Dijk (suspended), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee)
Doubtful: Xherdan Shaqiri (abdominal), Dejan Lovren (hamstring)

> Click here for the latest Liverpool injury and suspension news

Klopp has revealed that he is planning for Bayern's visit as though Lovren will not be fit in time, which could mean one of Fabinho or Jordan Henderson slotting into centre-back alongside Joel Matip.

The versatile Fabinho has experience of playing in that position so seems the obvious choice, which would open up a gap for Henderson to start in the centre of midfield.

Shaqiri is also carrying a knock, though the Swiss attacker was always likely to start this one on the bench as Klopp favours a 4-3-3 formation on the big European nights.

Liverpool do at least have their three star forward players fit and available, and in Sadio Mane they have a player who scored seven goals in as many knockout games in last season's run to the final.



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