Genk vs LiverpoolChampions LeagueDate: Wednesday, 23 October 2019Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CETVenue: Luminus Arena (Genk).
News Team
The main fitness concerns surrounding Liverpool One, who suffered an ankle injury against Leicester City before the international break and then missed Sunday's trip to Old Trafford.
The fact that her clothes had been shut down in the locker room is a piece of subterfuge from the Reds, but also showed that he was not too far from the back and he could be available for this match.
Prayers should fail, then he is likely to be replaced by Divock Origi, who spent nine years in Genk youth system before joining Lille in 2010.
Xherdan Shaqiri is the only other injury doubt for the visitors after Alisson Becker and Joel Matip well back from hiatus respectively against United on Sunday.
There is a possibility that Klopp can use this game to make changes with one eye on the game coming, and if that happens then people like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Sunday hero Adam Lallana is among those hoping to start.
Genk will be without goalkeeper Danny Vukovic once again with an Achilles injury, while Neto Borges is still sidelined with a foot problem.
Mazzu Felice manager can choose to largely the same XI that held Napoli on matchday two, which will see people like John Lucumi and Jere Uronen back into the side.
Genk possible starting lineup:
Coucke; Maehle, Lucumi, Dewaest, Uronen; Heynen, Hagi, Berge; Ito, Samanas, Bongonda
Liverpool are probably starting lineup:
Dread; Alexander Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Milner, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; One, Firmino, Mane
interesting statistics
This is the first meeting between KRC Genk and Liverpool in any competition. Belgium only previous match with British opponents in European competition was in the 2011-12 Champions League group stage, drawing 1-1 at home and lost 5-0 at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.
Liverpool have played five European Cup / Champions League game against Belgium, keeping five clean sheets in those games - one victory of becoming 1978 European Cup final against Club Brugge.
While the British team are unbeaten in their last 14 Champions League tie against Belgian teams (W12 D2 L0), Liverpool have only won one of the last 10 away Champions League group stage match them (W1 D3 L6), losing each of the four in a row.
Should Genk failed to beat Liverpool, they will set a record for games played in the European Champions Cup / League without a win, after playing 14 (W0 D8 L6), level with Floriana FC and Shamrock Rovers.
At 23 years and 148 days, KRC Genk named the youngest average age of early XI in a match in the Champions League this season in a 0-0 draw against Napoli on matchday two.
PREDICTION
Liverpool's new form on the road is not suitable from the best European. Klopp men - not counting two Champions League finals as they played at a neutral ground - have won just two of their last eight games on the road and lost in six others. It will no doubt be music to the ears of Genk but there is no getting away from the quality gap between the sides. Hoping three more points for the Reds.
scoreline prediction: Genk 0-2 Liverpool
