2) Jordon Ibe
Based on Ibe’s pre-season performances he should walk into the XI, but with Coutinho and Roberto Firmino now available, it’s not that simple. Presuming Adam Lallana will start the season on the left after his impressive pre-season, both Brazilians are competing with the English teen for the inverted spot on the right of a 4-3-3… An uphill battle for Ibe, certainly – but if he continues to show the devastating pace, power and end product we’ve witnessed so far, it’ll be impossible for Rodgers not to start Ibe on the right. He’ll give us genuine width, which Coutinho and Firmino will not. If Ibe shines again, the boss has a decision to make in how to fit even one of the Brazilians in the XI.