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Sachin Nakrani: the seven ages of Klopp’s LiverpoolYou can contact David by email, Twitter or post BTL
Liverpool’s team selection should be straightforward: pick Ibrahima Konaté and 10 others. Why? The Frenchman has played 28 times for the Reds since joining from RB Leipzig last summer and never lost. Andy Hunter interviews the central defender, who grew up on a council estate less than 10km from the Stade de France.
Karen Carney previews the Champions League final and says Luis Diaz has to start for Liverpool. She also has praise for two other stars on show in Paris.
Liverpool’s forwards have impressed all season but their most important player is Virgil van Dijk. He is their most valuable asset. Salah, Mané and Thiago rightly get a lot of plaudits but if I were to take one player from the Liverpool team, I would take Van Dijk. He will need to be at his best because Liverpool will have to keep Karim Benzema quiet. When I watched Real Madrid at Chelsea, it was a one-man Benzema show. He is the best player I’ve seen live in 18 months.
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