Trent is clear 1st choice at RB for Liverpool, and his offering of attacking potential and clean sheet points makes it easy to see why he commands a £7 price in the game.
If he continues to play the inverted fullback role that he was tasked with under former manager Jurgen Klopp, there’s huge potential for double digit attacking returns (goals and assists), especially considering the fact that he’ll be in the conversation for direct free kicks.
However, for £7m he’s definitely a wait and see because of the uncertainty surrounding his clean sheet potential.
Andrew Robertson (£6m)
Liverpool’s 1st choice LB started less than half of all the league games last season due to injury, managing 3 goals and 2 assists.
He’s equally as threatening as Trent and is £1m cheaper, making him a marginally better value pick over the English RB.
Takes corners from either side as well as indirect free kicks, so he should be able to improve on his assist numbers from last season if he manages to stay fit.
Virgil van Dijk (£6m)
The Dutchman is 1st choice LCB and captains the side in the new campaign once again.
Some pundits say that he’s lost a yard of pace, but we’ve yet to see a dramatic decline in Virgil’s performance levels, so he should be nailed to start 36-38 games this season.
Offers a serious aerial threat from set pieces, so you can expect 2 or 3 goals from him over the course of the campaign.
Ibrahima Konaté (£5m)
The 1st choice RCB should partner van Dijk in defence, but he’s a player I’d avoid due to his previous injury record.
Jarell Quansah is always capable of filling his place in such scenarios, so Konate certainly isn’t a sure bet to play most games. In fact, he’s only managed 17 starts in each of the last 2 seasons.
Joe Gomez (£5m) / Kostas Tsimikas (£5m)
Both players are squad depth options fully capable of filling in for Trent and Robertson when they’re absent.
For £5m they’re a hard pass unless one of the 1st choice players gets injured.
