Centre-Back
1) Martin Skrtel 2) Dejan Lovren 3) Mamadou Sakho 4) Kolo Toure 5) Joe Gomez
There will be many a Liverpool fan currently lamenting the fact that we failed to sign a new centre-half during the summer transfer window, particularly after our disastrous showing against West Ham last time out. Lovren, despite a complete horror show last time out, has been steadily improving so far this season – while one hopes that Rodgers will see sense and give Sakho another chance soon. It’ll also be interesting to see how Gomez develops and whether he moves higher in this list over the course of the season.
Defensive Midfield
1) Lucas Leiva 2) Emre Can 3) Joe Allen 4) Jordan Rossiter
Despite a whole host of rumours linking him with a move away from the club (via The Guardian), Lucas is still with us and remains very much the only obvious choice for us in the holding midfield role. Can and Allen can both play there but perhaps lack the same levels of discipline that the Brazilian possesses. Rossiter’s promising cameo against Arsenal suggests that he could still be one for the future.
