Liverpool host Swansea City in the League Cup fourth round on Tuesday night, as the Reds look to give their season some much-needed momentum. Henry Jackson selects five players who should start against the Welsh outfit.
Liverpool’s 0-0 draw with Hull on Saturday was another disappointing Premier League result, but attention now turns to Tuesday’s League Cup clash with Swansea.
Brendan Rodgers has the job of rotating his side for the visit of the Swans, but there is a definite middle ground between making eleven changes from the weekend’s game and not resting enough players. At the end of the day, this is a competition Liverpool should be looking at winning, and playing a side of youngsters and squad players would be criminal.
The Northern Irishman eluded to this back in August, which suggests he will be putting out a relatively strong team:
“I want a trophy this year. My sole aim in the first three years was to get us into the Champions League. I knew what it meant to the city and the supporters, so my drive in that period was to get us back.
“Now I want the club to win the big trophies again. That’s what I said to the players. The expectancy this season is continual improvement. We want to win. To be successful is winning trophies.”
With players such as Raheem Sterling and Steven Gerrard desperately requiring a rest – and with trips to Newcastle and Real Madrid within a week of this fixture – here are five players Rodgers should start with against Swansea.
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