Four benefits of the 3-4-2-1, with Liverpool set to play wing-backs in France

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2) Breaks up the Lovren/Skrtel partnership…

By using three at the back, Mamadou Sakho gets back in the side, much to the delight of Liverpool fans everywhere. Our defence significantly improved when we switched to the wing-back style last season, and it was largely to do with Lovren leaving the XI and Sakho joining it. Sakho is the natural, obvious choice for the left-sided centre-back spot, while Martin Skrtel is seemingly an automatic lynchpin in the middle come the Premier League fixtures. On the other side, Joe Gomez, Dejan Lovren, Kolo Toure or even Nathaniel Clyne could fill in. Emre Can did last year, but he’s a midfielder now. If we do well tonight, Rodgers surely can’t switch back to a flat-back-four on Sunday, with Lovren and Skrtel at its heart.

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