"Despite the summer arrival of Giorgi Mamardashvili, Alisson Becker remains the undisputed No. 1 for Liverpool, and so it was on this occasion as well. Connor Bradley was chosen to start ahead of Jeremie Frimpong at right-back, Milos Kerkez got his place on the left back from Andy Robertson, and the usual duo of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate paired up in the heart of defence."
"Arne Slot's decision to leave Florian Wirtz on the bench was perhaps a bit surprising, as Dominik Szoboszlai took up his designated role as the most advanced midfielder, with Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister behind his back. Mohamed Salah attacked from the right, Cody Gakpo from the left, and Ekitike started as the centre-forward with record signing Alexander Isak waiting on the bench."
"Meanwhile, in the absence of Branthwaite, Everton boss David Moyes named Michael Keane and James Tarkowski as the centre-back pair ahead of England's No. 1 Jordan Pickford, with Vitaliy Mykolenko on the left and Jake O'Brien on the right. Gueye was joined by James Garner in the middle of the park, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall given a more advanced role. Manchester City loanee Jack Grealish was on the left attacking flank, Illman Ndiaye on the right, supporting striker Beto."
Derby Day on Merseyside saw Liverpool host Everton at Anfield in the fifth round of the Premier League. Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring in the 10th minute and Hugo Ekitike doubled the lead in the 29th. Idrissa Gana Gueye pulled one back with a powerful shot in the 58th, but the score remained 2-1. Curtis Jones recovered from injury to make the bench while Stefan Bajcetic and Jarrad Branthwaite missed with hamstring problems. Alisson started in goal with Connor Bradley, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate in defence. Szoboszlai operated in an advanced midfield role with Salah and Gakpo on the wings and Ekitike leading the line. Everton fielded Keane and Tarkowski at centre-back, Pickford in goal, Gueye and Garner in midfield, and Grealish, Ndiaye and Beto in attack.
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