New signing Nico Gonzalez reckons Liverpool are “not intimidating” for an Atleti squad who earned their first win of the season on the fourth try on Saturday, beating fellow Champions League contributors Villarreal 2-0 at residence.
“We all know the type of gamers Liverpool have,” mentioned the ahead (through AS), who has joined from Juventus on a season-long mortgage for an preliminary price of just about £900,000 with an obligation to purchase for round £27.7 million.
“We all know they play in the most effective league on the earth, if you’ll, [in] the Premier League, however… in the end, it’s 11 towards 11.
“Quite a lot of issues can occur. Something. From the second the referee blows his whistle, it’ll be 90 minutes wherein you need to give it your all.”
Liverpool v Atletico Madrid workforce information
British-record £125 million signing Alexander Isak is but to characteristic in a Liverpool matchday squad however Slot has urged the deadline day arrival is likeliest to make his debut from the bench.
The striker skilled for the primary time together with his new membership on Wednesday however the 25-year-old is missing match health, having missed Newcastle’s pre-season and the opening three weeks of the marketing campaign.
The second-top scorer within the Premier League to the Reds’ Mohamed Salah final season, Isak had an 18-minute run-out throughout Sweden’s 2-0 defeat in Kosovo on September 8 and Liverpool boss Arne Slot praised Blagult supervisor Jon Dahl Tomasson for his cautious remedy of his star signing.
Isak scored one objective in 5 appearances throughout Newcastle’s 2023/24 Champions League marketing campaign.
Alexis Mac Allister’s return to full health was not helped by a late problem on his ankle from Lesley Ugochukwu in the course of the first half of Liverpool’s 1-0 win at Burnley on Sunday.
The Argentina worldwide required remedy and was changed on the break however Slot urged he’ll characteristic towards Atleti.
Fellow midfielder Curtis Jones stays absent with an unspecified damage however Slot hopes the 24-year-old will return to coaching imminently and be accessible for the go to of Everton on Saturday.
Seven of Julian Alvarez’s 29 objectives for Atleti final season got here within the Champions League, so the striker’s absence with knee discomfort – having been substituted at half-time towards Villarreal – is a major blow.
The previous Manchester Metropolis striker sustained the issue whereas organising Pablo Barrios’s ninth-minute opener and can stay in Spain along with injured centre-back Jose Maria Gimenez (hamstring) and midfielders Johnny Cardoso (ankle), Thiago Almada (soleus) and Alex Baena (appendicitis).
Left-back or centre-back David Hancko has travelled however is a doubt with an ankle knock. Gonzalez and centre-back Robin Le Normand requested to be substituted towards Villarreal however are anticipated to be in competition.
Liverpool v Atletico Madrid predicted lineups
Liverpool beginning XI: Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike
Atleti beginning XI: Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Robin Le Normand, David Hancko, Matteo Ruggeri, Pablo Barrios, Koke, Giuliano Simeone, Antoine Griezmann, Nico Gonzalez, Alexander Sorloth
Methods to watch Liverpool v Atleti: Dwell stream, TV channel
The match kicks off at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT) on Wednesday and is being proven dwell within the UK on TNT Sports activities 1 and TNT Sports activities Final.
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