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Paul Gorst - Everybody should be fresh for this one!

After a nine-day rest in between Sunday's game and last Friday's Merseyside derby victory, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool should enter this one feeling re-energised and re-invigorated.

Add into the fact they also enjoyed some Dubai downtime, and the Reds should be raring to go against the runaway league leaders .

The back five for me sees Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Andy Robertson start ahead of Simon Mignolet.

The real conundrum for Klopp is how he will cope with the Philippe Coutinho-shaped hole in his midfield.

I'm going with Emre Can and Gini Wijnaldum in the engine room, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain given the chance to continue his good form. It's a big opportunity for him to prove just why he was brought to the club to play in his preferred central midfield role.

Up top, it's an easy one. Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.

My team (4-3-3): Mingolet; Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Can, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Mane, Salah, Firmino.

James Pearce - Midfield is the real dilemma

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I think the back four picks itself.

I wouldn’t mess with the centre back partnership of Van Dijk and Matip which performed so well against Everton. Gomez and Robertson should continue at full-back.

The front three of Salah, Mane and Firmino is also pretty straightforward.

The dilemma against Man City comes with the balance of the midfield.

I’d go with Can and Wijnaldum offering protection and then give Oxlade-Chamberlain a licence to get forward and attack from that central role he relishes.

My team (4-3-3): Mignolet, Gomez, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Can, Wijnaldum,Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Andy Kelly - I'm going for strength and pace

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A huge game and no doubt that Klopp will pick the best 11 he's got available.

That means we don't have to waste any time on the front three - Salah, Firmino and Mane are certainties surely.

At the back Van Dijk made an instant impression and he must stay in the team. In fact the back four of him, Matip, Gomez and Robertson would appear eminently sensible.

Coutinho's departure mean all the choices are in midfield. I'd have Emre Can holding with Gini Wijnaldum on one side of him and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the other.

That gives Liverpool some strength and pace in there - they'll need plenty of both.

My team (4-3-3): Mignolet, Gomez, Robertson, Matip, van Dijk, Can, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Sam Carroll - Mignolet over Karius, for me

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In goal, there’s rumours that Loris Karius could retain his place, but watching Karius guard Liverpool’s goalposts is akin to a marathon viewing of the Blair Witch Project in a haunted asylum. On Halloween. With a full moon.

For me, a defence strikes up a rapport with its keeper, and as erratic as Mignolet can be, he’s still been part of that terrific post-Wembley run.

At the back I’ll keep with the mantra of continuity by choosing Gomez, Van Dijk, Matip and Robertson.

In midfield I’ll give Emre Can the nod alongside Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner. Milner is the wildcard, but against his old club, a wise, experienced head could well be vital. Lallana can always be introduced from the bench, while the front three need no introduction, do they?

Liverpool: (4-3-3) Mignolet, Gomez, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Can, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Milner, Mane, Firmino, Salah.