Liverpool predicted lineup vs Lille - Champions League | OneFootball

Liverpool have been perfect in the Champions League thus far, and a point at home to Lille on Tuesday will see them into the round of 16.

The Reds have blinked on a couple of occasions over the past month, but a Darwin Nunez double at Brentford on Saturday ensured there was no dissipation in momentum. Liverpool are six points clear at the Premier League summit with a game in hand, and their strong position in the league phase table means Arne Slot should be resting and rotating ahead of Ipswich's visit this weekend.

Lille are 21 games unbeaten and hunting a top eight finish, but that shouldn't deter Slot from offering fringe squad members opportunities on Tuesday night.

Here's how Liverpool could line up against Lille.

Liverpool predicted lineup vs Lille (4-2-3-1)

Darwin Nunez helped Liverpool over the line against Brentford / Ryan Pierse/GettyImages

GK: Alisson - Slot may finally ring the changes on Tuesday, but the Dutchman could retain his number one goalkeeper after he kept a clean sheet at the weekend.

RB: Conor Bradley - We all know what Bradley got up to the last time he started a Champions League game at Anfield. Well, Kylian Mbappe might remember.

CB: Jarell Quansah - Joe Gomez is out until February and Ibrahima Konate remains brittle, so young centre-back Quansah could get the nod against Lille.

CB: Virgil van Dijk - Van Dijk has racked up the most minutes in the Liverpool squad this term, with Slot understandably unwilling to bring his stalwart defender out of the team. If the manager does make wholesale changes, he'll retain Van Dijk to marshal his troops again.

LB: Andy Robertson - The Scot not had the best of seasons, finding himself benched on occasions, but Kostas Tsimikas may have an important role to play during the second half of the season. That could earn him a recall.

CM: Wataru Endo - Endo proved serviceable in year one but isn't Slot's ideal midfield option. However, it's time for Ryan Gravenberch to get a breather.

CM: Curtis Jones - Jones has primarily operated in a more advanced role under Slot, but the Englishman can shine in a deeper role and should be offering Alexis Mac Allister respite in midweek.

RM: Mohamed Salah - Like Van Dijk, Slot has used Salah relentlessly and the Egyptian won't fancy coming out of the team given his recent drought.

AM: Harvey Elliott - The English playmaker recently rubbished talk of a move away from Anfield, and he should get the chance to impress on Tuesday night having only featured sporadically since recovering from a broken foot.

LM: Federico Chiesa - Chiesa is starting to play a bigger role for the Reds after scoring his first goal for the club in the FA Cup. The Italian is in contention to return to Slot's XI after appearing off the bench on Saturday.

ST: Darwin Nunez - Talk about a timely brace. Liverpool supporters had started to grow frustrated with Nunez once more, but they were belting his name out until the early hours of Sunday morning after his heroics in west London.