Liverpool vs. Hull City
Venue: Anfield Stadium
Kick off: 3pm
Liverpool will stretch their unbeaten run to six matches in all competitions if they avoid defeat in Saturday’s Premier League game against Hull City at Anfield.
The Reds have won their last two top-flight fixtures, scoring six goals in the process, while the Tigers are aiming to end their three-game winless run in the division.
Jurgen Klopp’s men have demonstrated in these early stages of the season that they have the ability to terrorise defences with their attacking flair.
With Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Adam Lallana, Daniel Sturridge and Sadio Mane in the ranks, Klopp has plenty of options going forward, and it has been beneficial so far given that they have scored 19 goals in seven games in all competitions.
In fact, the Reds have scored four times as many goals (12) in their first five league games of the campaign as they did in the 2015-16 season.
So far, Liverpool have been on the outskirts when discussing potential title contenders due to the heavyweights occupying Manchester and the competitors in North and West London.
However, Klopp’s team have impressed in the early rounds having taken points off Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and defending Premier League champions Leicester City.
Liverpool have proven already that they can go toe to toe with the stronger teams in the division, but the Reds can be prone to a banana skin when they face lower opposition.
Following the pre-season turmoil at Hull, anyone would be forgiven for thinking that the Tigers would be lingering at the bottom of the Premier League table.
That is not the case, though, as the Championship playoff winners sit 11th in the standings after five games.
Steve Bruce stepped down as manager three weeks before the start of the season, while ongoing uncertainty regarding the status of the club’s owners meant that the transfer kitty was tight.
Despite all that, caretaker manager Mike Phelan guided Hull to back-to-back victories in their first two games of the campaign – beating Leicester and Swansea City.
On the other hand, the Tigers can take comfort from the fact that they have not lost an away game in all competitions so far this season, and Snodgrass has the chance to reach a personal milestone by scoring in three consecutive Premier League games.
Liverpool possible starting lineup: Karius, Clyne, Matip, Lovren, Milner, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Lallana, Mane, Firmino, Coutinho.
Hull City possible starting lineup: Jakupovic, Robertson, Livermore, Davies, Elmohamady, Huddlestone, Clucas, Mason, Snodgrass, Hernandez, Diomande.