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David Lynch

Liverpool XI vs Burnley: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, latest injuries for Premier League game

Naby Keita is in line to make a third consecutive start for just the second time this season when Liverpool face Burnley this weekend.

The midfielder, whose Reds career thus far has been blighted by injuries, has claimed assists amid impressive performances in each of his last two outings.

Supporters are excited to be finally seeing the best of a player who arrived to much fanfare in a £52m move from RB Leipzig two summers ago.

And, with Jordan Henderson confirmed to be out for the remainder of the campaign, Keita is likely to get an opportunity to continue building on that good form on Saturday.

Should he start as expected, the Guinean will be part of a remodelled midfield also featuring Fabinho, who was rested last time out against Brighton.

Elsewhere, Jurgen Klopp faces a tough call on whether to make changes at centre-back having seen Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk play every minute of the last four games.

The possibility of rotation has increased after it was confirmed that Dejan Lovren is back in contention having overcome a minor fitness issue.

The manager said: “Dejan is in full training now again and is available.”

Sadio Mane is set to return up top having played only half an hour against Brighton as a substitute, but Klopp is likely to be reluctant to make other alterations as his team pursue the Premier League points record.

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Predicted Liverpool XI vs Burnley: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

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