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title: "Liverpool Predicted XI: Maribor (A)"
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author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2017-10-16T14:12:54Z"
modified: "2017-10-16T14:12:54Z"
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# Liverpool Predicted XI: Maribor (A)

Liverpool’s next game in what is shaping up to be a very busy schedule is an away tie at Maribor in the Champions League.

Having drawn their first two matches in the competition, anything less than a win for the Reds will be seen as a disappointment.

However, having just played Manchester United on Saturday and with a game against Spurs coming up at the weekend, Jurgen Klopp is likely to make a few changes to his side.

Here’s the XI that I think he’ll pick for this game:

### Loris Karius

Karius started the first two Champions League ties so there’s no reason why that’ll change now.

### Trent Alexander-Arnold

Joe Gomez was great against Manchester United but I think Klopp will go with the more attack-minded Alexander-Arnold.

### Joel Matip

Matip had a decent rest during the international break so he should be ok to handle three games in eight days.

### Ragnar Klavan

Dejan Lovren is back in the fold for Croatia and having played a lot recently, I can see Klopp giving him a rest for this one.

![Victor Fraile/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/10/821068256.jpg)

### Andrew Robertson

It’s probably a bit risky to change four of the back five but Robertson deserves game time and I think he gets it ahead of Alberto Moreno.

### Jordan Henderson

There is some logic behind giving Henderson a rest but I can’t see Klopp not picking his captain in a European away tie.

### James Milner

Milner is another player who needs to get some minutes and I think this is a perfect place for him to get some game time.

### Emre Can

I think Klopp will want to keep Philippe Coutinho on the bench and only use him if absolutely necessary so Can continues in midfield.

![Michael Regan/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/10/852386064.jpg)

### Mohamed Salah

Liverpool need to manage Salah carefully whilst Sadio Mane is away. They’ll hope to get the game won and give him a rest in the second half.

### Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

It was only a brief cameo but Oxlade-Chamberlain did well when he came on against United. Hopefully he can use that as a catalyst to kick-start his Liverpool career.

### Roberto Firmino

Firmino needs to start finding the back of the net more often and a game with Maribor could be the perfect chance for him to get some confidence in front of goal.