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Liverpool failed to ease the pressure Arne Slot is facing on Wednesday as they stumbled to an unconvincing draw against Sunderland.The Reds take on their second newly-promoted opposition in four days as they travel to Leeds United on Saturday evening. Should a loss at Leeds see him sacked? 🤝Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland✅West Ham 0-2 Liverpool❌Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest❌Man City 3-0 Liverpool✅Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa 👇 Join the debate; share your insight.
Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Slot certainly has some selection decisions to make in West Yorkshire, with the main focus on whether he will have the bottle to drop Mohamed Salah for a third successive match.As he wrestles with that decision and several more, here is the XI we think Slot will send out to get a result in Leeds.DefenceAlisson Becker looked a little rusty against Sunderland, especially with the ball at his feet. Slot confirmed on Friday that Conor Bradley is back fit and there’s a chance the Northern Irishman comes straight back into the side.Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Arne Slot’s explanation why he hasn’t been playing Hugo Ekitike on the left simply makes no senseHowever, we think Tuesday’s tie with Inter Milan is a more likely return date for Bradley.
Joe Gomez has started the last two, and with a week off on the horizon, hopefully he can go again.Gomez’s inclusion makes the centre-back question a non-existent one – Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk will both start – while we’d expect Milos Kerkez to come in for Andy Robertson.MidfieldLiverpool’s midfield needs to drastically change their approach if they are to get anything against Leeds.Things were far too slow and passive against Sunderland – as they have been all season – and we think Alexis Mac Allister may pay for that with his place in the team at Elland Road. Liverpool predicted XI vs Leeds United 👇 Join the debate; share your insight.
