Neither Jota or Shaqiri deserved to be dropped.
I think Nat is solid in the air but can be a bit āclumsyā on the floor. Hope they donāt attack him too much.
More like rotation into Tuesday maybe? Thatās going to be the way the season goes.
Happy to see Klopp trust Phillips, hopefully he plays well and we win comfortably.
Hopefully with Antonio being out for West Ham, heāll have a bit of breathing space. Alisson will have to be vocal today though.
Philips gets his debut. Brilliant stuff
So Phillips gets the nod to partner Gomez. Jones gets a start and he needs to play well I feel, heās been very average in his last couple of starts.
I give it 20 minutes before I start getting irritated with Bobby. Still feels strange typing that, used to be the most reliable and influential player for us.
Thought Williams might have started given heās the one who will probably have to fill in for the CL game. Another chance for Curtis, needs to do more this evening.
No thiago again.
Matip and keita no surprise they donāt make it. Iām more surprised when they do start than donāt.
If your west ham you have to fancy a point here. They are playing well at the moment but without Antonio they have lost their best player. If they have any sense they target Phillips.
Nat Phillips is no big surprise, given the situation with him not being in the CL squad. Rhys might be more needed against Atalanta.
But Jones is. He was crap against Ajax, needs to perform better here.
This is the 4th straight match since that unpleasant Everton person tried to break his leg.
Iām a fan of Phillips so really hope he does well for us. Heās not a long term solution because heās not quick enough but heās good positionally, OK in the air, and really comfortable on the ball (I once watched him take it passed a few players and casually stroke the ball into the corner of the net from about 28 yards out).
Hope heās steady today.
Just disappointed. Another player of ours who canāt get on pitch.
As long as heās fit for our match in Istanbul on 29th May 2021, Iāll be happy.
Not the team I expected but Jurgen knows best. Fingers crossed.
Bloody hellā¦some of these lads are starting to make Sturridge look hard!!
Letās hope Phillips and Jones seize the opportunity and Firmino gets his finger out of his arse!
Hope Hendo, Joe and Robbo help settle Nat inā¦