Liverpool fans have been calling for Naby Keita, who is valued at £37.8 million (as per Transfermarkt), to start in their upcoming Premier League match against West Ham United.
This comes after Liverpool fan Twitter account @AnfieldWatch shared a post on their official page asking their followers which player out of Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner would they prefer to see play in Monday’s game.
Should Naby Keita start against West Ham?
Yes
No
This comes in reference to the injury Henderson picked up in the Reds’ 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Liverpool fans who revealed they would like to see Keita play in Henderson’s place against the Hammers.
Here’s a sample of Liverpool fans reacting to the post:
https://twitter.com/AnfieldWatch/status/1230470155114885120
if naby keita doesn’t start we riot
— White Stephen A. Smith (@PapiKlopp) February 20, 2020
Need to give keita a full 90
— ben (@lfchardy_) February 20, 2020
Keita needs to play so he can get more comfortable to the pace of the english game
— kingKenny7 (@kenny7_king) February 20, 2020
The 25-year-old has only made eight appearances for Jurgen Klopp’s side in the Premier League so far this season after struggling with injuries throughout the campaign. However, with Henderson now a doubt for the match against David Moyes’ side at Anfield on Monday, it appears these Liverpool fans think now would be a good opportunity for Keita to step up and play his part in the game.
Keita – given a run free of injuries, potentially I think he could be awesome.
— Flipper the Priest (@FlipperPriest) February 20, 2020
We need keita full time on the pitch
— Allisonisno.1?? (@allisonisno1) February 20, 2020
Naby. And for second half maybe Minamino ?
— M.Imaduddin Suria S. (@moh_imaduddin) February 20, 2020
What do we think?
It’s good to see so many Liverpool fans having the belief and confidence in Keita for him to replace Henderson after being a sporadic performer for the team in the Premier League this season. Whether he will start or not is yet to be seen but a decision will need to be made by Klopp if Henderson is out for a any period of time.