Liverpool host Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday lunchtime in their second Premier League fixture of the season, with head coach Andoni Iraola taking charge of his first competitive home game. The Reds began the campaign with a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United, while Forest have won on their last two visits to Anfield, including a 3-0 triumph last season.
Paul Gorst's team: Unchanged XI
Paul Gorst sees no need for changes given Liverpool's one-game-a-week schedule. He expects Jeremy Jacquet to keep his place alongside Virgil van Dijk, with Jeremie Frimpong on the right and Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez still recovering from injury.
In midfield, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai continue as the pivot, with Florian Wirtz in the number 10 role. Rio Ngumoha, celebrating his 18th birthday, starts on the right, Cody Gakpo on the left, and Alexander Isak leads the line.
Gakpo's place could depend on the transfer window, with Gorst noting it might be his final game. His team is unchanged from the Newcastle draw.
Ian Doyle's team: Munoz comes in
Ian Doyle expects a tough game and keeps the same defence, with Alisson in goal, Milos Kerkez and Frimpong at full-back, and Jacquet alongside Van Dijk. The midfield remains Gravenberch and Szoboszlai, with Wirtz further forward.
In attack, he brings Victor Munoz in on the right, with Isak central and Gakpo on the left.
Mark Jones's team: Same again with caution
Mark Jones suggests Iraola could show his players Newcastle's two goals as a warning. He keeps Alisson behind Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk and Kerkez, with Gravenberch and Szoboszlai tasked with being more cautious.
Alexis Mac Allister is again left out. Ngumoha, on his birthday, joins Wirtz and Gakpo behind Isak.
