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Mamadou Sakho in under investigation from UEFA after he failed a doping test, and this couldn’t have come at a worse time for Liverpool.
The Reds take on Villarreal on Thursday night in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final, and the partnership of Sakho and Dejan Lovren, which had been beginning to blossom, will be broken up.
So, who should partner the Croatian at the heart of the defence? Let us know by voting in this poll.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  MCI | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  MUN | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  AVL | 38 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 | LIV | 38 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  BOU | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  SUN | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  BHA | 38 | +6 | 53 |
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