In recent seasons, Rafa Benitez has been able to rest key players in league games ahead of big European ties but he won’t be able to do that this weekend.
The Champions League quarter final clash with Chelsea comes just a few days after Saturday’s meeting with Fulham and I’m sure the Liverpool manager would love to be able to give one or two of his stars a bit of a rest at the weekend.
But with a Premier League challenge now well and truly on Benitez will have to pick his best available side for the league game.
The problem is that so many Liverpool players have been away on international duty and the Reds boss will have to factor this into his planning.
Tiredness could be a problem, particularly for the likes of Javier Mascherano who will only return from South America 24 hours before the Fulham game.
There are also likely to be a few players carrying knocks and if they aren’t 100% then Benitez will have some big decisions to make.
But there is no doubt that these are exactly the kind of problems that Benitez would have wanted when the season started because they mean that Liverpool have a chance in two of football’s biggest competitions.
The Champions League quarter final clash with Chelsea comes just a few days after Saturday’s meeting with Fulham and I’m sure the Liverpool manager would love to be able to give one or two of his stars a bit of a rest at the weekend.
But with a Premier League challenge now well and truly on Benitez will have to pick his best available side for the league game.
The problem is that so many Liverpool players have been away on international duty and the Reds boss will have to factor this into his planning.
Tiredness could be a problem, particularly for the likes of Javier Mascherano who will only return from South America 24 hours before the Fulham game.
There are also likely to be a few players carrying knocks and if they aren’t 100% then Benitez will have some big decisions to make.
But there is no doubt that these are exactly the kind of problems that Benitez would have wanted when the season started because they mean that Liverpool have a chance in two of football’s biggest competitions.
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