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Cup finals are not always won by the starting XI.

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In this sense, Liverpool are more than a match for Chelsea, who have varied options of their own.



Klopp brought on Ibrahima Konaté to counter the latter pair in the League Cup final, and he could force his German counterpart into a similar rethink during the FA Cup clash.



The Belgian has made himself a cult hero with a string of popular match-winning goals for the club, but this season he has been bested by another Liverpool forward when it comes to making an impact off the bench, meaning Jürgen Klopp can now rely on not one but two trump cards heading into both the FA Cup and Champions League final.

Sometimes, it's the players who come on from the bench who decide the fixture.

In fact, with 15 goal contributions in total, Firmino is just two goal contributions away from making more goal contributions as a substitute than as a starter this season — this is the type of output that could not only offer Liverpool an added advantage from now on until the end of the season, but also elongate Firmino's career in a red shirt.
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