They're going to be the most dangerous team we'll face for the rest of this season, that's for sure. Deluded t*ats though they usually are, Klopp will definitely have them up for this game. It will be interesting to see how two counter-pressing teams go at it: their first game against us came too soon to see it (we were a bit hesitant, and they were still feeling their way around their new tactics) and Dortmund...well, we know how that went.
A draw would be sufficient to keep us chugging along in 2nd and towards CL football. For those on the board with *higher* aspirations...well,seven finals and all that.
-------------------------------------------Lloris-----------------------------------
Trippier-----------------Toby-------------------Wimmer-------------Davies
----------------------------Dier--------------------Dembele--------------------
Lamela--------------------------------Alli--------------------------------Eriksen
-----------------------------------------Kane--------------------------------------
Subs: Vorm, Jan, Walker, Onomah, Mason, Chadli, Son
Rationale:
Trippier + Davies: Walker and Rose had up and down games against the Netherlands, and hopefully Trippier at least got some tactical training done while the others were away.
At this point, there's not much difference between the two pairs anyway.
Onomah on the bench - We don't have other options, but honestly, he's likely to be buzzing after his goals for the England U19s, so he could be a Hail Mary play if something goes awry and we need to shake things up.
I'm going for a 2-2, their goals coming from a corner (one of their CBs, perhaps) and Sturridge, and ours coming from Kane and then a triumphant Alli half-volley from forty yards in the last seconds of injury time, sending the gloating Kopites into darkest despair and making
John Aldridge's head explode from the sheer injustice of it all.