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These Liverpool players will be key to a Champions League win in Istanbul

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Ibrahima KonateThe powerful Frenchman did not start over the weekend for Liverpool's comfortable FA Cup win over Wolves, so he will be fully rested and ready for this Galatasaray test. He's had a somewhat up-and-down season across the board, as some nights he looks imperious and confident, only to look completely lost 3 or 4 nights later.



He's obviously still so young, but he plays with a confidence most 17-year old's outside of Lamine Yamal don't normally implement these days. He's too good and playing too well for the club to pull the reigns back right now, if anything, they need to let him run and see where he can take them.

He was in the best form of the season before picking up a slight back injury, so if he is able to rekindle that form right away, it should take the Reds attack to the next level once again. Of the players on this list, he is the most proven at being a matchwinner and any moment he is on the ball, some piece of magic could be just around the corner.