Mixed, to be fair…
Brendan Rodgers, perhaps fairly, perhaps not, has named the same side for the first match of the season at Anfield as he selected last week at the Britannia.
This means Emre Can and £29m summer signing Roberto Firmino have remained on the bench – and Adam Lallana and Jordon Ibe keep their places out wide.
What’s more, Mamadou Sakho and Lucas have missed out on the squad entirely.
While some fans were fuming, others simply demanded the rest of the Reds following get behind their teams.
Where do you stand?
@LFC WHERE’S FIRMINO OH MY GOD WE SPENT £29M TO USE HIM NOT TO MAKE HIM BALOTELLI
— hi (@FinallyFirmino) August 17, 2015
If you want Lovren & Lallana to fail,just to prove a point, do us a favour,fuck off & support another club!! — Kop-Ice (@kopice86) August 17, 2015
The day Firmino starts he’ll nail the position down and relegate Lallana to cup apps, so why not give AL one more chance to perform tonight.
— Nik Postinger (@nikpostinger) August 17, 2015
I’m not that upset about Firmino and Can not starting, even though I’dve started both, as I believe Brendan does value them.
— Taintless Red (@TaintlessRed) August 17, 2015
Sakho, Firmino & Can will hopefully become starters by proving it in training & when they get an opportunity.
— Taintless Red (@TaintlessRed) August 17, 2015
Sakho, Can, and Firmino should be in that starting 11. Simple as that.
— Anfield Leak (@AnfieldLeak) August 17, 2015
Look. I’m behind the team & want us to do well. But we aren’t making best use of our talent. No Sakho, Can, Firmino is madness for me.
— Jay (@Jay82_LFC) August 17, 2015
No Can. No Firmino. No Sakho (France no1 captain) on the bench, I’m done with Rodgers. Anyways come on Redmen!
— Mootaz (@Mootaz_LFC) August 17, 2015
Awful that we’ve gone with the exact same starting 11 as the one that struggled against Stoke when Firmino and Can are both fit.
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) August 17, 2015
Even Ed Chamberlin gets a game ahead of Sakho. Rodgers Out imo pic.twitter.com/S1cxXz0ke7
— Ste H (@stehoare) August 17, 2015
Rodgers doesn’t half make life difficult for himself at times by not picking his best 11 players. #LFC.
— Si Steers (@sisteers) August 17, 2015
People actually want us to lose so Rodgers gets sacked, I’m done. Up the reds no matter who’s playing.
— Chris (@LFCChris_) August 17, 2015
No Sakho in the squad once again. No reason this time, worrying signs. Seems like Rodgers prefers Kolo Toure as 3rd choice centre back.
— LiverpoolFF (@LiverpoolFF) August 17, 2015
Extremely confused by this Sakho situation. Rodgers had an excuse to drop him last week but how can he justify putting Toure ahead now?
— Anfield Chat (@TheAnfieldChat) August 17, 2015
Why on earth isn’t Rodgers starting with what we finished with against Stoke? What worked!
— Indigo (@IndigoLFC) August 17, 2015