2024 is here and it starts with a tough trip to Anfield, where Eddie Howe’s Mags take on Jurgen Klopp’s Reds in tonight’s 8pm kick-off on Sky Sports.
With injuries and form in mind, here’s the side we think could start:
Predicted XI: Dubravka – Trippier, Schar, Botman, Livramento – Miley, Bruno, Joelinton – Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
A couple of changes seem likely, starting with the return of Tino Livramento at left-back after Dan Burn was run ragged in our Boxing Day defeat to Nottingham Forest. Against Mo Salah, we’ll need Tino’s pace and ability in one-on-one situations, so I see him returning.
Longstaff has been off the pace since returning from an ankle issue, so I expect a fit-again Joelinton to come in alongside Bruno and Miley, with Isak keeping his place up top.
Almiron is out of sorts and desperately needs a rest (or competition to put his first-team spot under pressure), but we’re sorely lacking in options down the right, with Murphy still sideline by a shoulder injury.
