Liverpool predicted XI against Forest: Klopp names ‘special’ player, rejects £45m man.

Liverpool will look for another Premier League win at Anfield on Sunday when they take on Nottingham Forest.

Jurgen Klopp, who made eight changes from Thursday’s defeat at Toulouse, is ready to shuffle his kit again.
Here are the 11 players the Liverpool manager is looking forward to:

Defense

Caoimhin Kelleher got some much needed minutes during the week after recovering from injury. But he can’t replace Alisson Becker for that.

One of those who will keep his place is Trent Alexander-Arnold, who made a surprise start in the Europa League.
As a centre-back, Klopp has to make small decisions. But after Ibrahima Konate was left out of the squad on Thursday, we think the Frenchman will be back here.
Konate struggled against the physical Taiwo Awonyi in this encounter last season.
But he’s been “special” the past two years, according to ESPN’s Frank LeBoeuf.
He is still in Liverpool’s top 11.

So does captain Virgil van Dijk, who happens to be Ibu’s partner.
It would be a big surprise if Kostas Tsimikas doesn’t return to left-back.

Midfield

With Curtis Jones playing the final game of his suspension, Klopp’s midfield options are more modest. Alexis McAllister and Dominik Soboslay both missed Thursday’s win and are sure to return.

Elsewhere, it looks like it will be a battle for the final slot between Ryan Gravenbirch and Jones.
Now that the Scouser is suspended, Gravenbirch must get the nod.
He deserved it too and put in an outstanding performance against Toulouse.

Attack

Up front is usually the most difficult position for Klopp to choose and this position is no different.

The striker is in fine form for the most part after scoring three of the four strikers who played for Liverpool on Thursday.
One person who won’t be may be Luis Diaz, but he’s young and he’ll be back tomorrow.

While Mohamed Salah is undoubtedly going to play, we believe Klopp will give Darwin Nunez another start in recognition of his genius.

Diogo Jota should be happy with his performance on Thursday, as he scored and played rather well. The £45 million player has a strong record against Forest as well. But both will likely be on at some point in the afternoon because Cody Gakpo is also available off the bench.

Liverpool’s expected starting lineup against Nottingham Forest is as follows: Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Salah, Nunez, Diaz; Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson.

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Jurgen Klopp orders Liverpool scouts to keep an eye on a £100m Chelsea transfer target

Jurgen Klopp is weighing up a move for Chelsea transfer target Victor Osimhen and has sent a club scout to keep an eye on the Napoli striker during the international break.

The Nigerian star was due to play for his country against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in the Algarve last week.

Osimhen played for an hour against the Saudis before succumbing to a hamstring injury in front of one of Klopp’s trusted scouts, according to The Sun.

The Reds, along with their Premier League rivals, are considering capitalizing on Osimhen’s deteriorating relationship with the reigning Serie A champions.

Osimhen’s goals led Napoli to a rare Scudetto victory last season but he was left dejected and disheartened after being mocked by his own club on social media following a missed penalty earlier this month.

Napoli may be reluctant to sell a player valued at £100 million but Liverpool are already making contingency plans ahead of an expected renewed attempt by Saudi Pro League clubs to sign Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool already have a wealth of attacking options and only just over a year ago invested more than £80 million in Darwin Nunez.

The Uruguay international has shown glimpses of potential during his Anfield career so far and has earned cult hero status thanks to his energetic and sometimes erratic style.

Nunez has scored five goals in all competitions so far this season and also scored for Uruguay in their historic win over Brazil earlier this week.

However, the 24-year-old is considered a work in progress, with former Liverpool striker Michael Owen saying he needs “a lot of coaching” after a wayward performance against Union St. Gilloise earlier this month.
Speaking on TNT Sports, Owen said: “It’s either a lack of confidence, a lack of ability or a lack of concentration, but in theory most professional football players should be able to finish it.

“Nothing he does really surprises me, and I mean, he does great things and then terrible things, he has so many holes in his game and I think he has the raw material to be a player high level, but he needs a lot of coaching” and maybe a little more experience.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are also monitoring Osimhen’s situation as they themselves have problems in front of goal.

Summer signing Christopher Nkunku is expected to be out until January with a knee injury, leaving Mauricio Pochettino to rely on Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja, who recently returned from a long break