5 things Liverpool fans want to see during 6 games in 17 days – Liverpool FC

With the international break almost behind us, the proper football is back and Liverpool have a lot to look forward to in September.

Liverpool play six matches in 17 days across three competitions, and we can’t wait!

The September internationals are always a slog, with fans just getting back into the swing of things only to be halted by World Cup qualifying.

However, it is almost over, and Liverpool’s three wins to place them atop the Premier League have got us counting down the days until we next get to see them in action.

Here are five things we want to see from the Reds in September:

Liverpool to look less exposed on the break

While Liverpool have a 100 percent Premier League record this season, there is still plenty of work to do on the training pitch if the Reds are to win major silverware in May.

Against Arsenal, Slot’s team defended well. However, throughout pre-season and the opening games of the campaign, a change in tactics has left the defence regularly exposed on the break.

Liverpool have moved from 4-3-3 to a system in which the Reds are thinner in midfield and often left susceptible to counter-attacks.

For the team to be triumphant this season, the right balance must be found in midfield.

Alexander Isak to get off the mark

Liverpool have a new No. 9 and he is ready-made to become an instant hit for Arne Slot‘s side.

He may, though, be forced to bide his time as he returns to full match sharpness following a summer of self-imposed exile at Newcastle.

Isak made his first competitive appearance since May 25, playing 18 minutes for Sweden in a 2-0 defeat to Kosovo.

With Hugo Ekitike starting his Liverpool career in fine form, there won’t be a rush to start Isak if he isn’t yet ready – he’s not a bad option to have off the bench at Turf Moor!

Perhaps a goal in the derby on his home debut is the best way to start, anyway – Virgil van Dijk did that and went on to have a good career, didn’t he?

To see that brilliant third kit in action

Liverpool’s new third kit is here and it is a beauty.

You can never really judge a kit’s true colours until it is seen in action, though, so we can’t wait to see Liverpool run out in the turquoise green.

Thankfully, we won’t have to wait long until it gets its debut on Sunday at Burnley.

Giovanni Leoni and Rio Ngumoha to play in the Carabao Cup

One notable area in which Liverpool fell down last season was the use of the squad. A lack of rotation meant the players looked tired in February, and it ultimately cost them the Carabao Cup as well as contributing to their Champions League exit.

While several of last year’s squad players have left, Slot has a new crop of youngsters to integrate, and Liverpool’s Carabao Cup third-round tie against Southampton is the perfect time to do so.

Giovanni Leoni could make his debut at Anfield on the night, while we would expect Ngumoha to start his first match of the campaign also.

Trey Nyoni could, too, be in line for a start, with plenty of senior players featuring in addition to help ease the transition for their young teammates.

A good start in the Champions League

Last season, Liverpool strolled through the Champions League phase, qualifying at the earliest opportunity after winning their first seven matches.

In hindsight, Slot admitted he needn’t have thrown so many resources into the league phase, so we could see slightly more rotation this time around.

However, Liverpool will still need to be at the top of their game given the difficult fixtures they have been dealt.

The campaign begins with a home match against Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, before the Reds head to Istanbul for 90 minutes in Galatasaray’s famously hostile atmosphere.

Two wins from two would set Liverpool up extremely well, with games against Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Marseille, Eintracht Frankfurt, PSV and Qarabag still to come.