Here are the Premier League leaders: this is the XI for Liverpool vs Chelsea

This Wednesday Liverpool and Chelsea will face each other at Anfield Road. Interestingly, they will be the protagonists of the Carabao Cup final to be played on February 25 at Wembley Stadium, so this match will serve as a test for both coaches, who will be able to draw some conclusions about what is the right strategy for the next month.

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But that does not mean that this match is unimportant. On the contrary, for The Reds it will be key to get a victory that will allow them to stay as the only leaders of the Premier League standings, considering that Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest on Tuesday and are only two points behind them, while Manchester City can get even closer.

And for the Blues it is also a very important game. They did not have a good start of the season, but in the last weeks they got good results that allowed them to improve their position in the tournament. They are now in tenth place in the standings, just one point away from the qualification zone for international tournaments.

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp chose this starting lineup: Alisson; Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil Van Dijk, Joseph Gomez; Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis MacAllister, Curtis Jones; Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota. Also on the bench will be Caoimhin Kelleher, Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarell Quansah, Ryan Gravenberh, Harvey Elliott, James McConnell, Bobby Clark and Cody Gakpo.

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This is the Blues' XI

Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea manager, included all the stars of the squad in the starting lineup, considering that some important players are unavailable, such as Nicolas Jackson and Romeo Lavia. The XI will be: Dorde Petrovic; Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile, Ben Chilwel; Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher; Noni Madueke, Raheem Sterling, Cole Palmer. On the bench will be Lucas Bergstrom, Malo Gusto, Alfie Gilchrist, Mykhailo Mudrik, Carney Chukwemeka, Cesare Casadei, Christopher Nkunku, Armando Broja and Deivid Washington.