Jurgen Klopp is facing a ‘defensive dilemma' for Liverpool’s meeting with Crystal Palace at Anfield that may see one of the most startling side selections in recent memory.
The Mail reports that the German manager may have to play not one, but two midfielders in his backline to face the Eagles, after his defence was blighted by unfortunate injury that threatens to derail their season and place their strongest Premier League title challenge in recent memory in jeopardy.
Both centre-backs Dejan Lovren and Joe Gomez are out with injuries, as is young exciting right-back Trent-Alexander Arnold, meaning, according to The Daily Mail, that Klopp has no choice to play midfielders Fabinho and James Milner in a makeshift backline to take to the field on Saturday afternoon.
Summer signing Fabinho has admittedly impressed lining up next to the peerless Virgil Van Dijk - still the most expensive defender in history - after shifting back from midfield, and Milner is known for his workmanship, determination, and dogged unglamourous graft.
The Reds got their season semi back on track by the skin of their teeth with a dubious win over a battling Brighton & Hove Albion thanks to Mohamed Salah’s eccentricities once again. That’s four penalties in their last four Premier League fixtures.
Preceding the win over the Seagulls at the AMEX Stadium, Liverpool suffered their first loss of the season to Manchester City, thrusting the Blues back into the title race, and a humiliating FA CUp knockout by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Liverpool versus Crystal Palace on Saturday 19th January 2019 at 15:00 (GMT).
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