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Five questions for Liverpool ahead of Anfield clash with Leicester City

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Liverpool are back in action tonight when they face Leicester City in the Premier League at Anfield tomorrow night.

The Reds will be hoping to keep up the pressure on Manchester City as they aim to continue their title push.

Here is a look at five questions we have ahead of the fixture as Jurgen Klopp prepares to oversee his first Premier League fixture since January.

Will Mo Salah star for Liverpool?

This is the million-dollar question for Liverpool ahead of tomorrow.

The Egyptian has recently returned from the African Cup of Nations where he helped his country reach the final.

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He was a standout performer in that competition, although he couldn’t help Egypt find a way past Sadio Mane’s Senegal who lifted the trophy.

Salah has been a revelation for Liverpool. This season he’s scored 23 goals and claimed nine assists and he’s considered Klopp’s main man.

Throwing him in from the off could represent a risk against Leicester and the boss has a bid decision to make.

What role will Harvey Elliott play?

There is a really touching image of Elliott’s dad getting emotional after watching his son score at Anfield on Saturday.

The youngster returned from a broken ankle in the FA Cup win over Cardiff and scored the third goal for Liverpool.

Elliott stepped off the bench in that game but he will be edging closer to a starting berth in Klopp’s team.

The talented teenager had been in fine form before injury struck in September and he’ll have his heart set on getting his place back sooner rather than later.

Can Liverpool take advantage of a struggling Leicester?

Leicester did beat Liverpool back in December but they’ve failed to claim a league win since.

On Sunday they were dumped out of the FA Cup in embarrassing fashion by Championship outfit Nottingham Forest.

In that game, they weren’t just defeated, they were humbled, losing 4-1 to a team who aren’t even occupying a top-six place in the second-tier.

Former Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is under a bit of pressure. As a result, he won’t fancy a trip to Anfield and three points are there for the taking.

Will Luis Diaz get off the mark?

The new signing stepped off the bench to make his debut for Liverpool in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Cardiff.

He was something of a shock signing at the end of the January transfer window but he does seem an exciting addition.

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Diaz has played in a number of positions for Porto this season, scoring 16 goals and claiming six assists.

He won’t want to stay on zero for too long at Liverpool though and a game against a struggling Leicester could prove just the tonic.

Who will wear the Liverpool gloves?

Caoimhin Kelleher has deputised well in the absence of Alisson and now, Klopp has a conundrum.

The Brazilian is clearly the established number one. In the past, however, Klopp has kept faith with players who have produced the good over and over again.

Kelleher in hindsight will drop back to the bench tomorrow night but it might be a tougher call for the manager than some people think.