Pre and In Match Thread. Liverpool vs Crystal Palace EPL. Sat 18th September 2021. 1500 hrs

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Post match: Liverpool v Crystal Palace (EPL 18/9/21 3pm)

Never in doubt. Six- count ‘em- six changes for the Tricky Reds for this afternoon’s visit of Crystal Palace to Anfield. We had a completely new back four, compared to the defence against Milan midweek, with Virgil returning to marshal the back line. Alongside him, there was a first start for our only major summer signing, Konaté, and much was expected of the (hopefully) heir apparent. Trent was absent with an unspecified illness, so Milner was chosen to face the visitors’ danger man, Zaha, in …