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Liverpool’s midfield is the one part of the team that has lacked unanimous options all season and ahead of their Champions League final with Tottenham Hotspur, it’s still not exactly clear which personnel are best suited to the occasion.
“It is the one part of the team that has constantly kept people guessing… I think that if you compared it to Man City’s midfield, it is not the same level at all,” Christy Malyan said on the latest episode of the Fixture In Focus Podcast.
Jurgen Klopp will almost certainly go with a midfield three that includes the likes of Georginio Wijnaldum, Fabinho, James Milner and Jordan Henderson – all are incredibly industrious and energetic, but struggle for creativity and goals. Perhaps the potential for a penalty shootout though, could sway Klopp’s thinking in what feels like a huge dilemma for the Reds ahead of Saturday’s showpiece.
“I think it will be interesting to see whether James Milner plays. There is a sense in which you say James Milner should be on the bench in order to come on for penalty kicks, but you can’t play for penalties and why would you even want to?” co-host Chris said about Milner on the Fixture In Focus Podcast European Finals Special.
The only saving grace for Saturday’s encounter is that injuries have riddled Tottenham’s engine room as well and Mauricio Pochettino, just like Klopp, will be left with some very big decisions to make in the middle of the park.
To listen to the Fixture In Focus Podcast team’s discussion on Liverpool’s midfield in full, use the player below…
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