Saint Mary’s Stadium will host Liverpool’s final game of the season, with both teams’ fates already decided.
Southampton are at the bottom of the table after being relegated to the Championship earlier this month, while Manchester United’s win over Chelsea confirmed that the Reds will finish fifth.
It provides Jurgen Klopp with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experiment with his team lineup, after he hinted at “fresh legs” during his pre-match press conference.
In all but one of Klopp’s full Premier League seasons, Liverpool has had something riding on the final day, with the title already comfortably wrapped up in the other!
This is how Liverpool might line up.
There is room for emotion at Saint Mary’s after some emotional Anfield farewells against Aston Villa.
Both Roberto Firmino and James Milner came off the bench in the Reds’ final home game, but they could be in line for starts in their final appearances for the club.
In light of the recent system change, the potential absences of Robertson and Konate raise questions about who could fill their vacated spots.
With this in mind, Liverpool might look like this:
In his final appearance, Milner will captain the team.
Joe Gomez and Joel Matip will fill in for the injured defenders.
Firmino will lead the charge ahead of Cody Gakpo for a final farewell.
Liverpool’s starting lineup would be as follows:
Fabinho, Milner, Jones; Salah, Jota, Firmino; Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Gomez;
The manager isn’t always the easiest man to predict, but the nature of the game makes it even more difficult on this occasion.
With Kostas Tsimikas’ ability to occupy the left side of the new system still uncertain, Klopp may look to use the left-back slot to get Milner on the field.
Luis Diaz, who is recovering from a knee injury, will also be hoping to rebound from a difficult afternoon against Aston Villa.
Firmino will lead the charge ahead of Cody Gakpo for a final farewell.
Liverpool’s starting lineup would be as follows:
Fabinho, Milner, Jones; Salah, Jota, Firmino; Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Gomez;
The manager isn’t always the easiest man to predict, but the nature of the game makes it even more difficult on this occasion.
With Kostas Tsimikas‘ ability to occupy the left side of the new system still uncertain, Klopp may look to use the left-back slot to get Milner on the field.
Luis Diaz, who is recovering from a knee injury, will also be hoping to rebound from a difficult afternoon against Aston Villa.
As a result, we might see something like this:
Milner will replace Robertson on the left side of the back four, while Diaz and Gakpo will join Mohamed Salah up front.
Gomez will play alongside Virgil van Dijk at center-back.
The alternate team could look like this:
Fabinho, Henderson, Jones; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo; Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dik, Milner;
It’s a rare free hit on Sunday as we bid farewell to some true Liverpool legends and try to finish the season on a high note.
A win would give the Reds eight victories in their last nine games, which is not a bad position to be in heading into the summer.
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