Liverpool can move 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a win over Fulham on Sunday.
After Arsenal could only draw against Everton on Saturday lunchtime, the Reds know they need just 11 more points to secure the league title.
Clearly, the pressure is off Liverpool. But Arne Slot will be desperate for his team to wrap things up as soon as they possibly can nonetheless.
Having got back to winning ways against Everton on Wednesday, Liverpool must keep momentum going in West London. Here’s the XI we expect Slot to pick as the Reds aim to tick off another win.
Defence
Caoimhin Kelleher had not been expected to play on Wednesday, but after Alisson Becker failed a concussion test, the Irishman got what may well be his final appearance for Liverpool.
With four more days of recovery under his belt, Alisson will surely be ready to return on Sunday.
There is likely to be a change at right-back, too. While Curtis Jones did very well in a surprise outing in midweek, that felt like a very game-specific change for Slot to make.
Fulham will likely have much more of the ball and as a result we expect to see Jarell Quansah come back in at Craven Cottage.
Liverpool don’t play for another week after facing Fulham and as a result we don’t see a need for Slot to change either Ibrahima Konate or Virgil van Dijk.
With plenty of rest before next week’s clash with West Ham, Andy Robertson will go again, too.
Midfield
All four of Slot’s regular midfielders played 90 minutes on Wednesday, albeit Jones operated in an unfamiliar role.
Given that the Liverpool head coach does not trust either Wataru Endo or Harvey Elliott to start games, it seems most likely that three of the four will go again this weekend.
Slot confirmed Alexis Mac Allister was fine after being rocked by a horrendous challenge from James Tarkowski against Everton, but we think the Dutchman will opt to rest Mac Allister anyway here.
The Argentine has had a long season and adding another start to his legs might feel like a risk after what happened with Tarkowski.
Instead, we think Jones will get bumped up into midfield, with Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai backed to go again.
Attack
Slot’s decisions with his attack came under the microscope on Wednesday, with many supporters unhappy at seeing both Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz in the line-up again.
However, both players showed up well at Anfield, combining to score the only goal of the game for Liverpool.
With Cody Gakpo not quite looking himself still and Darwin Nunez still out of form, there is no reason that Slot won’t pick Jota and Diaz again.
We’d love to see Federico Chiesa given a go, but that simply isn’t going to happen.
As ever, Mohamed Salah will be on the Liverpool right, with Mo looking to score after a run of three disappointing games without a goal.
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