Leicester City will travel to Merseyside to take on the Premier League leaders Liverpool at Anfield hoping to build on their 5-0 win over Newcastle United last weekend. The Reds have won all seven of their league matches, so the Foxes could find it difficult to secure a win on Saturday afternoon. However, Brendan Rodgers will set-up his side to get a positive result nonetheless as he will be confident about his side’s chances of scoring against the European champions.
The Foxes will likely stick with their favoured 4-1-4-1 formation with Rodgers expected to play Hamza Choudhury alongside Youri Tielemans in midfield.
4-1-4-1 Leicester City Predicted Lineup To Face Liverpool
Defence
Kasper Schmeichel will keep his place in goal for the East Midlands outfit after securing a clean sheet against the Magpies last weekend. The centre-back pair of Çağlar Söyüncü and Jonny Evans will continue their defensive partnership at the heart of Rodgers’ backline. Both defenders will have their hands full while up against an inform Roberto Firmino, who will lead the line for Liverpool up top.
Ricardo Pereira will look to continue his good form as the right-back while Ben Chilwell will hope to put in a solid shift on the other side in the left-back position. The Reds scored four goals past RB Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League in midweek. Hence, the Foxes defenders will need to be at their best if they are to come away with a clean sheet from Anfield this weekend.
Midfield
Wilfred Ndidi will lineup as the defensive midfielder as he tries to mop up and clear the lines inside his own half. The Nigerian anchorman’s job will be to sit in front of the Leicester backline and breakdown some of the Liverpool attacks at the centre of the park. Both Hamza Choudhury and Youri Tielemans will play just ahead of him as they focus on dictating play in midfield and create some decent goal-scoring opportunities going forward. Ayoze Perez will likely start as the right-winger while Harvey Barnes continues to use his pace down the left flank.
James Maddison is a major doubt for this encounter at Merseyside so Rodgers could choose to name him on the Leicester bench. He might come on to make an impact during the game if required. Both Dennis Praet and Marc Albrighton will be waiting for their chance on Rodgers’ bench as well.
Attack
Jamie Vardy will spearhead the Leicester attack up top. The English striker will be responsible for leading the charge after he scored five goals and grabbed one assist in seven matches in the Premier League so far.
Kelechi Iheanacho could play as a back-up to the 34-year-old striker on the Foxes bench and might get a chance to impress this weekend if Rodgers calls upon his services.
