Although Wolves will want to grind out a draw at the at least, Jurgen Klopp’s team will start as the favorite to win the game. If the Reds are to continue to put pressure on Manchester City, they cannot afford to lose this game.On that note, let’s examine two issues that Liverpool has before the game:
 #1.Liverpool will have to play with a thin defense in position one:
The 32-year-old Dutch center-back is presently serving a one-match suspension, so the Reds will be without his services on Saturday. Due to the injury sustained by Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez will start at right back and Joel Matip will partner Ibrahima Konate in the middle of the defense.
Konate is recovering from an injury, so there is some uncertainty about his availability as well. A youthful center-back from Klopp’s reserves will have to be used if Konate fails a last-minute fitness test. There will be a lot of pressure on the Reds’ defense that day in such a situation.
#2. likely lack of a consistent flow of balls to the forwards:
Liverpool will not be able to use a hybrid 3-2-2-3 system, which they have frequently used recently, without Alexander-Arnold. Alexis Mac Allister will therefore be the lone defensive midfielder on the pitch. He will therefore have to assume a lot of defensive responsibilities and provide the defenders enough protection.
Additionally, the Argentine midfielder won’t be able to play forward passes as freely without Alexander-Arnold by his side as a result of this. Therefore, Curtis Jones’s role in Liverpool’s 4-3-3’s three-man midfield, which is expected to start with Dominic Szoboszlai, becomes crucial.
Jones will need to use his accurate passing a lot to keep sending the ball to Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez, and Mohamed Salah. Jones, with sporadic assistance from Mac Allister, will have to control play from the middle third because Szoboszlai has a propensity to move forward frequently as well. It will be interesting to see how well he can achieve it on Saturday.
