Liverpool’s fluid formation

Manchester United will have to contend with threats from all angles when they face in-form Liverpool on Monday Night Football. Ahead of the blockbuster encounter at Anfield, we examine how Jurgen Klopp uses a fluid formation to wreak havoc on his opponents…

Optimism is in the air at Anfield after Liverpool’s strong start to the season. Jurgen Klopp’s men have already beaten Arsenal, Chelsea and Leicester in the opening weeks of the campaign, and they welcome old rivals Manchester United to Anfield on Monday hoping to claim their biggest scalp yet.

Their exhilarating performances have provided plenty to get excited about. Liverpool have scored more times from open play (11) than any other Premier League side, with Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum accounting for 20 goals and assists between them.

The in-form attacking quintet present all kinds of problems for Jose Mourinho, who is yet to create the same chemistry at United. And while Klopp’s side are ostensibly lined up in a 4-3-3 formation with Mane and Coutinho on the flanks and Firmino through the middle, this is no ordinary set-up.

Klopp’s players are not wedded to their positions. In fact, the German regards attacking flexibility as the key to their approach. Liverpool’s forwards are encouraged to interchange positions when they are in possession. Firmino plays as a marauding false nine, and their fluid movement …

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