“The plan is to make it the best time of our life,” said Jürgen Klopp when outlining his aims for Liverpool over the next five years of his new contract. The plan already appears well under way. The European champions booked their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League in midweek and host bottom club Watford seeking a 25th win from their last 26 Premier League games. Nigel Pearson, Watford’s 13th manager this decade, may have wished for an easier start in charge of the visitors. Andy Hunter
Saturday 12.30pm BT Sport 1
Venue Anfield
Last season Liverpool 5 Watford 0
Referee Andre Marriner
This season G10 Y23 R2 2.5 cards/game
Odds H 1-6 A 16-1 D 6-1
LIVERPOOL
Subs from Adrián, Lonergan, Kelleher, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Origi, Shaqiri, Lallana, Brewster, Jones, Hoever, Van den Berg
Doubtful None
Injured Lovren (hamstring, 21 Dec), Matip (knee, 26 Dec), Fabinho (ankle), Clyne (knee, both Jan)
Suspended None
Discipline Y16 R1
Form WWWWWW
Leading scorer Mané 9
WATFORD
Subs from Gomes, Bachmann, Quina, Chalobah, Zeegelaar, Foulquier, Dahlberg, Success, Hughes, Janmaat, Dawson
Doubtful Janmaat (knee), Masina (match fitness), Pereyra (knock)
Injured Cleverley (heel), Holebas (ankle), Welbeck (hamstring), Prödl (knee, all unknown)
Suspended Nome
Discipline Y34 R1
Form LWLLLD
Leading scorers Deulofeu, Gray 2
