Liverpool followers are pissed off to see Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain begin their group’s Premier League conflict towards Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield on January 14.

Alisson Becker begins in aim for the Reds towards the Seagulls. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Andy Robertson full the again 4. Meanwhile, Fabinho, Thiago, and Jordan Henderson kind the midfield three.

Mohamed Salah and new signing Cody Gakpo begin in assault for the Reds alongside Chamberlain in Darwin Nunez’s absence because of damage.

Fans, nonetheless, aren’t proud of Chamberlain’s inclusion. The former Arsenal midfielder has made 9 appearances for the Reds this season, scoring one aim.

While he was dominated out with a hamstring damage earlier within the season, accidents to different attackers have opened the door for Chamberlain.

Nunez and Roberto Firmino, together with Stefan Bajcetic are absent for the conflict towards Brighton. Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota are additionally sidelined with long-term accidents. Hence, Klopp has needed to depend on Chamberlain.

Fans, nonetheless, are bewildered by Chamberlain’s inclusion. Few opined that Klopp ought to play teenager Ben Doak as an alternative of the Englishman, whereas others opined that in 2023, he needs to be nowhere close to the beginning XI.

Here are a number of the finest reactions throughout Twitter from Liverpool followers after Chamberlain was included within the Reds’ beginning XI:

@LFC Doak will do a greater job than Ox

@LFC Doak will do a greater job than Ox😉

Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp spoke concerning the significance of the sport towards Brighton

Liverpool are presently seventh within the Premier League desk, with 28 factors from 17 video games.

Klopp identified that the conflict towards Brighton is essential for the group, as he mentioned forward of the sport (through Liverpool’s official web site):

“Yeah, for us, can we make any difference between the games? I’m not sure. All the games are really important and it’s a very, very important game for us for different reasons. So, it’s interesting that the second part of the season, after the World Cup, we start now with two wins [and] then we lose a league game and then we draw a cup game.”

He added:

“The results are the results but, of course, there were parts of performances [that] we didn’t like. That’s true as well.”

The Reds are 16 factors behind league leaders Arsenal and 7 factors behind fourth-placed Newcastle United, who’ve performed yet another recreation.