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Konate starts, no Van Dijk or Fabinho – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Newcastle

Ibrahima Konate
Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for tonight’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United at Anfield. The Reds boss makes two changes to the side from the weekend as Ibrahima Konate and Digoo Jota come into the starting eleven. Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones are not involved owing to suspected positive COVID-19 tests. Alisson starts, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Andy Robertson lining up in defence. Jordan Henderson, Thiago and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain start in midfield, with Diogo Jota returning alongside Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah in attack.

Confirmed Teams

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Konate, Robertson, Henderson, Thiago, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Jota, Mane. Substitutes: Kelleher, Pitaluga, Milner, Keita, Firmino, Minamino, Gomez, Tsimikas, Williams. Newcastle: Dubravka, Manquillo, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis, Hayden, Shelvey, Murphy, Saint-Maximin, Fraser, Joelinton. Substitutes: Darlow, Clark, Wilson, Ritchie, Hendrick, Almiron, Willock, Gayle, Longstaff. MORE: Watch Liverpool vs Newcastle →

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