Premier League : Watford vs Liverpool with Salah, Mane, Firmino + Klopp

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Liverpool take on Watford who have a new manager at the helm, with Claudio Ranieri replacing Xisco Munoz during the early-season hiatus.

Jurgen Klopp will have one or two selection dilemmas going into today’s game, with some players being forced to miss out for various reasons.

Alisson Becker and Fabinho will not take part following their involvement in the Brazil squad in recent days, plus Thiago Alcantara, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott are sidelined with injuries.

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The Reds face the Hornets in Claudio Ranieri’s first game in charge to open this weekend’s Premier League action

Liverpool travel to Watford to open this weekend’s round of Premier League fixtures.

The Reds can move to the top of the table with a win, having entered the international break off the back of a thrilling 2-2 draw with champions Man City. But Jurgen Klopp’s side will meet the Hornets eager to impress their new manager, Claudio Ranieri, who replaced Xisco Munoz last week.

A win for the hosts will take them seven points clear of the relegation zone, while they will also hope to take confidence from the last time they hosted the Merseysiders in the league, which ended a 44-game unbeaten run thanks to a double from Ismaila Sarr and one from Troy Deeney.

Klopp has been discussing the Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of Newcastle and how it will impact the Reds and the rest of the league, stating the Magpies could emerge as a “superpower”: “I actually was waiting for some official statements about it. Like from Richard Masters or somebody else. We all know there are obviously some concerns over human rights issues. That’s clear. We all think the same there.

“Newcastle fans will love it but for the rest of us it just means there is a new superpower in Newcastle.

We cannot avoid that. Money cannot buy everything but over time they will have enough money to make a few wrong decisions, then make the right decisions, and then they will be where they want to be in the long term. In five, six, seven years’ time, if the owners are patient enough, Newcastle is a new superpower and they will have enough money to buy the whole league.”

Premier League

The Premier League, often referred to as the English Premier League or the EPL , is the top level of the English football league system.

Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches (playing all 19 other teams both home and away).

Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Jürgen Klopp

Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world.

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club in Liverpool, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.

Domestically, the club has won nineteen League titles, seven FA Cups, a record eight League Cups and fifteen FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, more than any other English club, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups (also English records) and one FIFA Club World Cup.