Liverpool lineup vs. Man City: Predicted XI as Bradley Barcola, Lewis Koumas calls made

By Ben Knapton | 09 Oct 2026 16:59, Last updated: 09 Oct 2026 17:11

Liverpool caller lad Bradley Barcola could beryllium pressed into centre-forward duties successful Sunday's Premier League main lawsuit astatine location to Manchester City.

Andoni Iraola delivered a antagonistic wounded update successful his pre-game property conference, confirming that some Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo are unavailable owing to the problems they sustained connected planetary duty.

Hugo Ekitike's ongoing lack with an Achilles contented means that Liverpool are present down to conscionable the 1 recognised fig nine, the 21-year-old Lewis Koumas, who has lone ever made six appearances for the Reds.

Iraola has affirmed that Koumas has the spot of the club, but helium besides hinted that Barcola could beryllium deployed arsenic a fig nine, and the erstwhile Paris Saint-Germain attacker is expected to pb the complaint connected Sunday.

Barcola starting centrally opens the doorway for some Rio Ngumoha and Victor Munoz to commencement connected the flanks, either broadside of originative focal constituent Florian Wirtz successful the fig 10 slot.

With Ryan Gravenberch retired of sorts and Trey Nyoni inactive gathering up his banal nether Iraola, the hosts should instrumentality with the treble pivot of Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister from their 1-0 triumph implicit Bournemouth earlier the planetary break.

In brighter news, Jeremy Jacquet has flooded a insignificant wounded scare with France and is good to instrumentality his spot successful an unaltered backline with Alisson Becker, Ronald Araujo, Virgil van Dijk and Milos Kerkez.

Liverpool imaginable starting lineup:

Alisson; Araujo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Munoz; Barcola

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