Liverpool will lock horns with Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Sunday afternoon hoping to end their Premier League winning campaign with a victory on the road. The Reds managed to secure a dominant 5-3 win over Chelsea in midweek on their way to lifting the league title. Hence, they will be quietly confident about their chances of earning another win in the final gameweek of this campaign.
Jurgen Klopp will stick with his preferred 4-3-3 formation and might name an unchanged side for this league game versus the Magpies.
4-3-3 Liverpool Predicted Lineup To Face Newcastle United
Defence
Alisson Becker will feature in goal for the Reds despite shipping in three goals versus the Blues in midweek. Joe Gomez will continue his defensive partnership with Virgil Van Dijk at the heart of the Liverpool backline as they try to keep Newcastle’s Dwight Gayle in check during the game.
Trent Alexander-Arnold should keep his spot at right-back following his goal-scoring heroics in his last outing. Andrew Robertson will hope to produce another industrious performance on the left side of Klopp’s defence. Both full-backs will press high up the field so that they can provide some decent service to the front players in the final third.
Dejan Lovren will be available for selection as he provides some cover for the centre-back positions on the bench.
Midfield
Klopp will opt for the same midfield three that started against Chelsea. Georginio Wijnaldum will partner Fabinho and Naby Keita at the centre of the park as they focus on establishing Liverpool’s dominance and creating some meaningful goal-scoring openings in the opposition half.
James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones and Adam Lallana will have to settle for a spot on the bench, but might come on to make an impact in the second half if needed.
Attack
The Merseyside outfit’s front three will be comprised of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. The talented trio will carry most of the goal-scoring workload up top as they try to exploit Newcastle’s defensive weaknesses at Tyneside this weekend.
Divock Origi, Takumi Minamino and Xherdan Shaqiri will make up the numbers on the Liverpool bench as they await their chance to shine as the impact substitutes if Klopp decides to call upon their services.
