Chelsea and Liverpool will face off at Wembley on Sunday for the first major trophy of the season.
The Reds will be without a number of key players ahead of Mauricio Pochettino's Carabao Cup final, which could be manager Jurgen Klopp's last game at Wembley. These injuries will likely contribute to this combined eleven. That means no Allison or Trent Alexander-Arnold, for example.
GK: Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea)
With Alisson out injured, there will now be a selection of goalkeepers to wear the belt. There are also doubts over the availability of Robert Sanchez, with Caoich Kelleher from Liverpool being tipped to be his replacement at Stamford Bridge.
Kelleher is a decent cup keeper, but we think Petrovic has definitely scored more goals for Chelsea than Sanchez and will likely keep his place in Pochettino's starting XI once the Spaniard returns to full fitness. thinking.
RB: Maro Gusto (Chelsea)
In the absence of the aforementioned Alexander-Arnold, Gust, who has impressed this year, will start ahead of Reds youngster Conor Bradley.
Gusto wasn't very convincing at the start of his Chelsea career, but his form in recent weeks has been impressive compared to that. He provides a great diagonal outlet for Enzo Fernandes and proves to be a nuisance in the final third.
CB: Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)
Liverpool's centre-back pairing of Konate and Virgil van Dijk is one of the best in the business. Unfortunately for Jurgen Klopp, the former is not as fit as he would have liked. The Frenchman has had some great years with the team this year, with a perfect record apart from his nightmare at Arsenal.
Konate is one of the best young central defenders in world football, and even with his lingering injury troubles behind him, the Reds have acquired a player who could be the best in his position in world football. There is.
CB: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Chelsea have some decent centre-backs in Thiago Silva, Axel DiSasi and Levi Colwill, but Liverpool have none of them who can start, and in the words of Rafa Benitez: 'That's true. ”.
The inclusion of Van Dijk was never a topic of discussion.
LB: Andy Robertson (Liverpool)
Even if Ben Chilwell performs decently under Pochettino this year, the other position is not up for discussion. Robertson remains one of the best left-backs in the world.
CM: Enzo Fernandes (Chelsea)
Liverpool fans have created a number of potential elevens with Fernandes included. He was next to Jude Bellingham, another player who ended up in this overall eleven at Stamford Bridge. No one joined the Reds, and last summer they signed Ryan Gravenbirch, Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.
After a year in which he looked like a decent player despite not being a £105m midfielder, Fernandes has produced some sublime performances this term and looks like the difference-maker who was bought by Graham Potter. It's starting.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Mac Allister, the best of Liverpool's four players, is certain to start at Wembley. But Szoboszlai isn't to blame for the injury. Grafenwerch and Endo are likely to be Argentinian additions to Klopp's midfield three, but neither is in the best eleven combined.
Mac Allister has been consistent while playing out of position for Liverpool, taking on a deeper role than ever before, but Endo's recent emergence as a defensive midfielder for Klopp has seen the former Brighton man has contributed to his success in the second half of the season.
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CM: Moises Caicedo (Chelsea)
Another player Liverpool fans dreamed of including in their new midfield, Caicedo joined Chelsea for the same regional fee as Fernandes.
After weeks of struggle, Klopp's side decided they needed a defensive midfielder and made a £115m bid for the Ecuadorian. Brighton were clearly keen, but the player gave Chelsea the word. Caicedo is fine for the Blues, good enough for us to choose him over Graven Birch or Endo.
RW: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
The only player in this total eleven to have played for both teams, Salah's achievements at Liverpool are slightly better than those at Chelsea.
Salah missed four games recently due to injury, but returned against Brentford and scored and provided an assist in 46 minutes. He's clearly sharp and will be a difference-maker at Wembley.
ST: Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea)
Darwin Nunez vs. Nicholas Jackson was the battle everyone expected for the position, but we went a little wild and went with Nkunku, who has yet to get up and running for the Blues.
Perhaps his participation says more about Nunez and Jackson than himself…
LW: Luis Diaz (Liverpool)
It was probably the team's toughest battle, giving Dias the edge over Raheem Sterling, who scored against Manchester City last week.
Sterling has looked rejuvenated since Pochettino's arrival, but has slowed down considerably, while Dias has been quite consistent throughout this season. To be fair, it will probably come down to consistent minutes on the pitch.
But yeah, this could go either way. We apologize if you are not satisfied.
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