LIVERPOOL VS. BURNLEY

| Saturday, August 21st |
Premier League | Anfield
12:30PM BST/7:30AM EST

Burnley come to Anfield on the back of a 2-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, a match which started well for them with a James Tarkowski goal in the second base minute, but saw them fail to take any more of their chances — and, for once, Brighton took theirs .
Coming to Liverpool, Burnley will be largely unchanged squad-wise. Sean Dyche ’ randomness team stay without Dale Stephens in the midfield and Kevin Long in defensive structure as both men are recovering from surgery .
Burnley are coming of a 2020/21 season that was a flimsy decline for them, both in points achieved ( 39 ) and underlying metrics ( per StatsBomb ), but their dash of playing period remains reproducible : they look to attack through high-passes and crosses, and trust on their animalism. final season ’ randomness pickpocket might be attributable to tiredness — the agenda and miss of pre-season affected all teams — but might besides be related to the age profile of the players. Time will tell.

Though their form might end up being a piece better this season than last, we know what to expect when it comes to Burnley, and should be prepared .

Predicted Liverpool Lineup (4-3-3)

Alisson ; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas ; Henderson, Milner, Keïta ; Salah, Firmino, Mané
Liverpool return to a wide Anfield for the first meter in over a class ( “ five-hundred-some days, ” said the coach in his pre-match press conference ), which should give the team a boost as they face the always-physical Burnley. The Reds will be possibly even further up for the match as Burnley were the side to end the squad ’ s unbeaten home run of 68 matches final season ( the Clarets won at Anfield 1-0 ) .
quietly, Liverpool are on the longest unbeaten run in the league if you include the quarrel to end last season in your records. The Reds have gone 11 unbeaten, and have won the end six games played consecutively .
As for the starting line-up, Jürgen Klopp will have some decisions to make. Fabinho will be unavailable Saturday due to a family mourning for the end of his father, but both Jordan Henderson and Thiago might return to the side.

Having Virgil Van Dijk second in defense will help deal with Burnley ’ s known threats vastly, though the lack of Fabinho is less ideal. We can hope that Jordan Henderson, who played behind closed doors earlier this week, is up for starting a pit, as he is surely the following best thing to Fabinho in the 6 .
Klopp will have midfield decisions to make — James Milner is always up for a physical battle and could start his second base back-to-back peer ; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ’ s candor might make him a chic choice ; Curtis Jones should be cleared to play post-concussion protocols ; Naby Keïta looked bright doing all sorts of hardworking bits in the league opener ; the number is, honestly, quite farseeing — a dainty variety .
up front the coach will probably have just the Diogo Jota dilemma to deal with : the delightful thing being that I don ’ t think any of us will complain with any combination of the front four startle .

What the Managers Had to Say

Jurgen Klopp : “ There are no guarantees, specially not against Burnley. They make animation uncomfortable, defend actually well, some in truth good footballers in the team. Sean [ Dyche ] is doing a very good job there, they can be annoying adenine well. Set-pieces, all this stuff. They have a truly clear way of playing. ”
Sean Dyche : “ death season they had some injuries, lost Van Dijk who is a Rolls Royce player, and we possibly caught the at a slower menstruation and earned the right field to win a game. There is no undertake of doing that again ! ”

The Officials

Referee: Mike Dean Assistants: Darren Cann, Mark Scholes Fourth Official: Andy Madley VAR: Stuart Attwell Assistant VAR: Dan Cook
Kickoff is set for 12:30PM BST/7:30AM EST tomorrow. In the meanwhile, The Liverpool Offside team will keep you updated with all of the team news and equal buildup as it becomes available, along with providing a matchday liveblog and post-match recaps and reaction. If you want to join the discussion, sign up for an SB Nation bill and have your allege on the action as it happens .