This season’s Champions League has a new format and Liverpool will be aiming to be one of the teams that land an automatic berth in the round of sixteen in the competition. The Reds need to wind up in the top eight, although they’ve been handed a tough opening match at the San Siro Stadium where Milan lie in wait.
Arne Slot opened the Premier League season with victories over Ipswich Town, Brentford and Manchester United, with the Dutchman modifying the team’s style after the reign of Jurgen Klopp. We might see some squad rotation for this clash, with Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez pressing for a start after being kept on the bench thus far.
Milan have endured a slow start to the season, taking just two points from their first three matches, with the Rossoneri being held to a 2-2 draw by Torino before a 2-1 defeat at Parma. There was then a 2-2 draw at Lazio, with Liverpool likely to be encouraged that their opponents have shipped two goals in all of these games.
The bookies anticipate that there will be Over 2.5 Goals and we can see the majority of these being scored by Liverpool. The Reds are an attractive price to win the game and both teams scoring, although they have looked defensively watertight thus far. Alternatively, you can get a nice price if you think the Reds will lead at half-time and full-time.