By Sergio Moya
Given that Liverpool only sent seven players to the World Cup, Jürgen Klopp has had much fewer setbacks than the majority of Premier League head coaches, only three of those seven—Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, and Jordan Henderson—had major roles after the group stage, and all three of them were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Darwin Nez participated in every Uruguayan game, but there were only three of them because he was the first Reds player to leave the tournament, this means that when Liverpool resumes play on Thursday against Manchester City, Klopp will face significantly fewer selection problems than other managers this week, including Pep Guardiola.
The majority of the Liverpool team has choices. If Nez is not ready to start, he might come off the bench and stir up trouble like he did in the Community Shield match against Manchester City, and Fábio Carvalho or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could take Nez's place in the starting lineup. James Milner at right-back with Andy Robertson, Jol Matip,
Joe Gomez, and Caoimhin Kelleher in goal appear to be the likely defensive starters, where there is some uncertainty is in the middle of the field. Of course, a midfield three of Naby Keta, Thiago Alcântara, and Harvey Elliott might be used, but that lineup would be weak defensively and heavily focused on offence. Liverpool should instead take a risk and field Mr. Stefan Bajeti
Liverpool should take a risk and start Stefan Bajeti, who started (and performed admirably) in both of the Reds' friendlies in Dubai. Bajeti, who will soon turn 18 and has only appeared five times for Liverpool at the senior level, is prepared to move up in his development and was one of the young players Klopp singled out as having impressed while in Dubai
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