Arne Slot faces difficult Alexis Mac Allister decision as Liverpool consider attack rethink

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool are next up against Leeds United in the Premier League with Arne Slot facing some selection posersLiverpool maintained their improvement in results when they held off the threat of rock-bottom Wolves with a 2-1 victory at Anfield on Saturday. The Reds have now moved back into the top four on the strength of a six-game unbeaten run in the top flight - matching their longest such sequence since April.Arne Slot's side will look to build on that victory when they continue their hectic festive Premier League schedule with a home clash against Leeds United on New Year's Day.And here we look ahead to the changes Reds head coach Slot could make when his team are next in action.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk reveals Liverpool talks as latest concern grows - 'It hurts'READ MORE: Ibrahima Konate makes Liverpool gesture as Cody Gakpo arrival prompts meltdownGomez return?Having been down to almost the bare bones in terms of squad options over the past week, the return of several players has given Slot a few more options.Not least in defence, where centre-back Giovanni Leoni, who is out for the season after ACL surgery in September, is the only expected absentee.Jeremie Frimpong started at right-back against Wolves but will come under pressure from Conor Bradley, who played the last half-hour.

Joe Gomez is likely to be available and is another option in the position, as is Calvin Ramsay.Gomez can also offer cover at the heart of the backline where Ibrahima Konate and skipper Virgil van Dijk remain the first-choice pairing regardless of availability. Teenager Wellity Lucky has been on the bench in recent weeks.Milos Kerkez has firmly edged ahead of Andy Robertson at left-back but could be rotated given the busy schedule.

And Alisson Becker is number one between the sticks, with Giorgi Mamardashvili deputy and Freddie Woodman next in line.Midfield rotationAfter experimenting with a diamond formation, Slot has reverted to his tried-and-trusted 4-2-3-1 approach, albeit with some minor variations depending on the starting players.Curtis Jones has joined Ryan Gravenberch at the base of the midfield in recent games, although Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai - available after suspension - can also perform there.Slot has plenty of options in the No.10 role. Mac Allister has been the go-to of late but looked tired against Wolves, and while Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz have otherwise been the regulars in the position, both have been employed elsewhere recently.Teenager Trey Nyoni has come off the bench for the closing moments in the last two games for his first Premier League experience, but Wataru Endo remains sidelined.Gakpo optionAlexander Isak is out for several months with a fractured leg and Mohamed Salah is on Africa Cup of Nations duty for the foreseeable, but Liverpool can still shake up their forward line with rotation likely required.The return of Cody Gakpo offers an alternative to both Hugo Ekitike down the centre and Wirtz on the left, while until his ban Szoboszlai had been playing on the right, where Federico Chiesa started against Wolves and Frimpong finished.Chiesa, who made only his second-ever Premier League start, is also an option down the left or centre, while 17-year-old left winger Rio Ngumoha hasn't featured in the top flight for more than a month.