Midfield
Steven Gerrard comes into this encounter with his best match of the season at the back of him and will again play very deep in the midfield role controlling his side’s tempo and rhythm. Alongside him will be of course Jordan Henderson who will be given the job to screen the back four. Phillipe Coutinho will be starting from the left again as Raheem Sterling playing wide right to provide width on the pitch. The English-Brazilian pair has been brilliant in the past few games using their scorching pace to turn defenders inside out. While the Brazilian will make forays in the middle of the park, he will eventually link up time and again with his younger Englishman and can create opportunities from any end of the park.