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Could see him doing a good job as holding midfielder if Hayden gets injured/suspended. Guess the only alternatives are Saivet or Merino

 

Anything happens to Hayden would probably see a Shelvey/Merino CM pairing I reckon - might see that tried soon anyway.

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Thought he was very conservative and sometimes lazy in his passing and moving with the ball. In previous games he's been much more purposeful with the ball - still better than Paul D with it though.

 

Thought he and the whole team should've made a bigger deal about him being blocked off/fouled. The team is very passive with appeals and it really does influence referees. Was a bit passive all over himself.

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Can quite believe it. Rafa picks the 18 on a game by game basis. I can't imagine Mbemba would have fared well as a full back against the pace of Salah (or Mane if they switched), plus Liverpool's weakness is supposedly at the back. Having Manquillo with Gamez as back up makes perfect sense. And Lejeune is clearly ahead of Mbemba in the CB pecking order. 

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Can quite believe it. Rafa picks the 18 on a game by game basis. I can't imagine Mbemba would have fared well as a full back against the pace of Salah (or Mane if they switched), plus Liverpool's weakness is supposedly at the back. Having Manquillo with Gamez as back up makes perfect sense. And Lejeune is clearly ahead of Mbemba in the CB pecking order.

 

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Can quite believe it. Rafa picks the 18 on a game by game basis. I can't imagine Mbemba would have fared well as a full back against the pace of Salah (or Mane if they switched), plus Liverpool's weakness is supposedly at the back. Having Manquillo with Gamez as back up makes perfect sense. And Lejeune is clearly ahead of Mbemba in the CB pecking order.

 

Don't see how Manquillo is any better equipped to deal with Salah/Mane than Mbemba is tbh.

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In terms of positional awareness you'd think he would be better than Mbemba as a left back. Probably offers more overlapping going forward as well. Don't get me wrong he is far from a perfect solution, but I think of the two he is probably better placed to deal with out and out wingers.

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