Slot has been dealt several frustrating injury blows <\/a>over the international break, creating some selection dilemmas for the Dutchman as the pressure rises. However, few managers have a more talented squad at their disposal than him. <\/p>\n Here is the starting lineup he could choose at Anfield this weekend. <\/p>\n Alisson is available after a lengthy injury layoff. \/ Carl Recine\/Getty Images<\/p>\n GK: Alisson\u2014Slot confirmed the timely return of Alisson between the sticks, with the Brazilian likely to start against Forest<\/a> providing there are no twists or turns before Saturday afternoon. Giorgi Mamardashvili performed adequately in his absence, but few goalkeepers can match the 33-year-old. <\/p>\n RB: Joe Gomez\u2014Conor Bradley has added to Liverpool\u2019s right back woes with his latest setback, joining Jeremie Frimpong in the treatment room. Dominik Szoboszlai could be used in the role once more, but with the Hungarian likely preferred in his usual attacking midfield slot, Gomez might be in line for a rare start. <\/p>\n CB: Ibrahima Konat\u00e9\u2014The Frenchman has proven frustratingly unpredictable this term, often following a defiant display with a disastrous one. Liverpool need greater consistency from Konat\u00e9 given their lack of options at the back. <\/p>\n CB: Virgil van Dijk\u2014Even Van Dijk hasn\u2019t been immune to Liverpool\u2019s malaise, producing uncharacteristically weak performances on occasion. The skipper\u2019s form is critical to the Reds turning the corner for good. <\/p>\n LB: Andy Robertson\u2014Robertson helped Scotland clinch their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> over the international period and may have a sore head after the subsequent celebrations. He should still start ahead of the misfiring Milos Kerkez. <\/p>\n DM: Ryan Gravenberch\u2014Gravenberch was usefully rested in the Netherlands\u2019 victory over Lithuania, offering him extra recovery time against a combative Forest midfield that contains impressive English duo Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White. <\/p>\n DM: Alexis Mac Allister\u2014Argentina had just one friendly over the international period\u2014Mac Allister playing almost the entirety of the 2\u20130 win over Angola. However, he\u2019s had a week to recover for Forest\u2019s Anfield arrival. <\/p>\n AM: Dominik Szoboszlai\u2014Szoboszlai endured <\/a>World Cup qualifying heartbreak<\/a> over the international period and will want to swiftly forget Hungary\u2019s Irish nightmare. The indefatigable midfielder should feature in the No.10 role with Florian Wirtz injured. <\/p>\n RW: Mohamed Salah\u2014After more encouraging performances against Aston Villa and Real Madrid, Salah drifted back into anonymity against Man City. Liverpool require so much more from their attacking talisman. <\/p>\n ST: Alexander Isak\u2014With seven games over the next 22 days for Liverpool, Slot will want to rotate his two star attackers. Hugo Ekitik\u00e9 might be given the nod against PSV Eindhoven midweek, with Isak returning to the XI for Forest\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n LW: Cody Gakpo\u2014Gakpo scored and assisted against Lithuania to boost confidence levels ahead of the weekend. With Wirtz, who has played on the left flank recently, out of action, the Dutchman should re-enter the starting lineup.<\/p>\n There will be changes from the defeat to Man City. \/ FotMob<\/p>\n READ THE LATEST LIVERPOOL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS AND MORE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool return to Premier League action on Saturday afternoon seeking to avoid a repeat of last year\u2019s Anfield…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-298211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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