Predicted lineup: Leeds United versus Liverpool

Liverpool have a chance to get back to winning ways with a visit to Elland Road tomorrow, although Leeds United will be energised by their midweek win over Chelsea. Here is how the Reds could line up...

Between the sticks

Alisson Becker

The No. 1 had to be on his toes during Wednesday's 1-1 draw, and he will likely be busy against tomorrow's promoted side too.

Leeds will be buzzing after putting three past Chelsea at Elland Road, so the Reds will need all of Alisson's experience and guile to make sure the home fans aren't happy this time round.

The back four

Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley

After recovering from cramp, it is expected that Kerkez will come back into the side. The Hungarian seems to be the established left-back in the league this season, having started eleven of the fourteen matches so far. Slot will hope that Kerkez's strengths in 1v1 defending help to stifle the 3-5-2 formation that have caused sides like Manchester City and Chelsea headaches this season.

Van Dijk and Konate will once again reprise their roles in the heart of defence, and will take some confidence from a much improved performance against Sunderland. The pair will hope to grab their second clean sheet in three matches with a tidy shift tomorrow.

Despite the revitalising impact of Gomez's return to the back line, Bradley is expected to replace him after the 28 year-old picked up a knock against West Ham. Slot confirmed that Gomez suffered a small injury last weekend, but fought through it during Wednesday's fixture, so it would make sense to rest the squad veteran.

The middle of the park

Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai

Tomorrow's clash at Elland Road promises to be a tough physical contest, so it would come as no surprise if Mac Allister made way for Jones. The Argentinian has struggled to impose himself at points this season, particularly in the Premier League, so it makes sense to save him for next week's fixture against Inter Milan. In his place, Jones will inject energy and urgency, both in and out of possession.

With Leeds likely to stick with five in midfield, Gravenberch is guaranteed to start. Slot will look to his countryman to use his considerable athleticism and counter-pressing to nullify the opposition, and the midfield is a key battle where the game could be won or lost.

For similar reasons, Szoboszlai is undroppable, although let's be honest, the Hungarian starts regardless of how the other team sets up. Slot recently said that Szoboszlai "runs for two", and this running power will be sorely needed tomorrow!

Up top

Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Mohamed Salah

Amid ongoing debate over Gakpo's usefulness on the left-hand side - he looks so predictable when he plays, yet has registered the most goal involvements in the squad this season - it will likely be the 26 year-old that starts tomorrow.

Wirtz has looked excellent since coming back from injury, and will be buoyed by his part in Liverpool's equaliser on Wednesday, but the German has played two games in four days, an intense welcome back from injury for any player! For this reason, he will probably start on the bench.

The same logic applies to Isak, with the need to manage his minutes made even greater by the Swede's patchy injury record. In his stead, Ekitike will lead the front line.

To his right, Salah was almost certainly start, after being benched in back-to-back games for the first time since the Egyptian signed for Liverpool in 2017. The fact that Slot brought Salah on at half-time against Sunderland suggests that he regretted not starting the 33 year-old in the first place, so it would come as a huge surprise if he made the same mistake tomorrow.