Possible Liverpool starting XI vs Arsenal in FA Cup

Jurgen Klopp says he cannot take too many risks with his team selection in his side’s FA Cup third-round tie against Arsenal on Sunday.

Liverpool will be without forward Mohamed Salah and midfielder Wataru Endo, who are both on international duty, while Dominik Szoboszlai has been ruled out of at least two matches with a hamstring issue.

Arsenal not the time for rotation

“I am not sure if Arsenal is now a Game to rotate. I don’t know 100% if we have the opportunity to do so to be honest,” said Klopp ahead of the Game at the Emirates Stadium.

“We have players available and we can line a good team up. If that looks then afterwards like rotation, I don’t know yet.

“We’ve had six days between the Games (since Newcastle on New Year’s Day) and there’s no need for rotation.

“You can say, ‘OK, three days later we have another Game’. Yes, that’s true, but we can think about that when the other Game is over. That’s what we do usually.

“And both have the same importance, there is nothing in between. We want to win these Games, we want to go to the final but we want to go to the next round as well but it is probably the most tricky draw you can get.”

Possible Liverpool XI vs Arsenal

Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch are likely to start in midfield, while Harvey Elliott could play on the right in place of Salah. Elliott played in the same position in the League Cup quarter-final win over West Ham.

Liverpool could line up as follows:

Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konaté, Gomez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones; Elliott, Núñez, Jota.

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