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Liverpool: Fans don’t want Joe Gomez to play against Manchester City on Sunday

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Liverpool fans on Twitter have been sharing their views on who they want to see partner Virgil van Dijk in defence in Sunday’s showdown with City.

This comes after Liverpool fan account @TheRedmenTV shared a post in which they asked their followers who should play alongside Van Dijk against City. The tweet contained a poll with the options of Joe Gomez and Dejan Lovren for the Liverpool fans to choose from.

This tweet then led to a lot of Liverpool fans stating who they think should play against City, mostly going in the favour of Lovren.

Here’s a sample of Liverpool fans not wanting Gomez to play against City on Sunday:


Fellow Liverpool centre-half Joel Matip is unavailable for the weekend match as he is sidelined with a knee injury. Gomez has made 10 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions so far this season, with three coming in the Premier League and only one of those League appearances saw the 22-year-old complete a full 90 minutes (per Transfermarkt).

The Englishman’s lack of any sort of consistent form has been a factor in why some Liverpool fans don’t want to see him start on Sunday against City.

What do we think?
With Matip out injured, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will have to make a decision on which centre-back should be paired with Van Dijk on Sunday based on who can offer what the team needs to keep City at bay.

When comparing both Gomez and Lovren, in the 2018/19 season, Lovren played 986 minutes in the Premier League compared to Gomez’s 1060 minutes, but despite playing fewer minutes, the Croatian made an average of 3.9 clearances and 1.2 tackles compared to Gomez’s 2.4 and 1.1 respectively (per WhoScored).

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