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Hodgson outlines approach to 'stopping' Liverpool

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Roy Hodgson today broke down his view of how to limit Liverpool's rampant attacking threat.

With Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino leading the Reds' frontline as a free-scoring trident, Liverpool's tactics have been much dissected across the footballing world.

Hodgson, instead, broke down the defensive duties of the side facing Jurgen Klopp's men, listing the myriad of roles Palace will have to remember.

He said: "There are a lot of things that are key to stopping them [Liverpool]. First of all, we’ve got to make certain that we restrict the space their front three players are so good at using and so good at finding.