, Leeds United: team news vs Liverpool and fan reactions

Leeds United: team news vs Liverpool and fan reactions

Tonight, in around an half-an-hour’s time, Leeds United will walk out of the famous Anfield tunnel and into what will be a packed ground for their Quarter-Final tie against Premier League side Liverpool.

United are a much-changed team from the one that stumbled arond blindly at the start of the season, losing 3-0 in an opening day defeat to QPR and suffering another heavy, 3-1 loss at Nottingham Forest. Since then, and coinciding with the arrival of Pontus Jansson on loan, the Whites are on a run and currently sit in fifth place in the Sky Bet Championship table.

Opponents Liverpool sit in second place in the Premier League, trailing leaders Chelsea by just one point and having only lost one game this season. Free-scoring, the Reds have already put six past Watford and four past Crystal Palace and have a wealth of both class and talent that they can plunge into for this cup match, with them having one eye on the weekend’s league fixture against Bournemouth.

Leeds also have a big game in the Sky Bet Championship this weekend, the Whites hosting Aston Villa at what will be another packed-out Elland Road. With that in mind, you would be excused if the visitors to Anfield fielded their own ‘cup side’ as they have done in previous rounds.

Liverpool vs Leeds United: EFL Cup Quarter-Final – team news

Leeds United

Aside from Marco Silvestri, who is preferred in goal ahead of #1 stopper Rob Green, and right-back Gaetano Berardi, this is a Leeds United line-up with lots of first team experience this term. The back-line is anchored by Kyle Bartley with Liam Cooper alongside him. Leeds look to be playing with two defensive midfielders in Eunan O’Kane and youngster Ronaldo Vieira with the pace of Hadi Sacko and guile of Stuart Dallas. Kemar Roofe is also starting meaning that his pace will likely be the perfect foil for Souleymane Doukara’s power.

Liverpool

Liverpool have put out a decent line-up for tonight’s tie with £36m striker and current top-scorer Sadio Mane leading the line alongside highly-rated Belgian youngster Divock Origi. In midfield, Liverpool field £25m capture Georginio Wijnaldum in the centre of the park with £10m German capture Emre Can. At the back, £15m capture in 2014 Alvaro Moreno lines up in a defensive unit featuring regarded youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold. A strong Reds outfit for Leeds to test themselves against.

Leeds United fans react on Twitter to team news

This Leeds fans seems to think that it’s a disappointing line-up for tonight’s game.

Twitter user Emma says that she simply cannot wait for the game itself.

For this Leeds fan it’s all about the disappointing line-up against what he sees as a “weakened” Liverpool side there for the taking.

Meanwhile, this Whites fan is all a-jitter with anticipation.

https://twitter.com/MSWard92/status/803676435370147840

Prediction-wise, Leeds fan and Twitter user Adam thinks that seeing as they are there, Leeds might as well have a bit of a go.

This is something that dan agrees with.

https://twitter.com/scottyleeds1/status/803675363247263744

This Leeds fan thinks that Monk has the selection spot-on with one eye squinting towards the weekend.

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