Liverpool v Inter Milan: Luis Diaz tipped to be axed after early team news – pundit
Paul Robinson has tipped Diogo Jota to start for Liverpool against Inter Milan tonight.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Premier League keeper said the 25-year-old “can feel hard done by” after missing out on the XI which beat West Ham on Saturday.
The arrival of Luis Diaz has increased competition for places at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp has Jota, Diaz, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino to pick from for three forward positions.
On Monday, the club confirmed that all of the aforementioned players have trained ahead of tonight’s Champions League last 16 tie against Inter Milan.
When asked by Football Insider where Jota was now in the pecking order, Robinson said: “Jota can feel hard done by.
“That is what you are going to get when you have a top quality squad. Liverpool probably have the best front five in the league. The players they have got are simply outstanding.
“Unfortunately for two of them, they cannot play every week. Rotation is going to be key. Players will be moved in and out because they are competing on so many fronts. When you get given your opportunity you have to take it with both hands.
“Klopp will mix that front three around. It will only be a matter of time before Jota gets his opportunity again because he has been one of their best players this season.
“I think he’ll probably come in for Diaz or Mane tonight.”
In other news, an ex-Premier League referee has issued an emphatic verdict as controversial Sadio Mane footage emerges.