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Could Joel Matip return change Liverpool's centre-back plans?

COMMENT By Seye Omidiora Follow on Twitter

In Liverpool’s 2-1 victory at Leicester City earlier in the campaign, a particular moment in the 53rd minute caught the eye; with the Reds still 2-0 up, they had a huge scare moments after the restart when the Foxes worked an opening which had James Maddison eyeball to eyeball with Alisson.

Many at the King Power Stadium were expecting the net to bulge, but the alert figure of Joe Gomez had covered for his beaten defensive partner Virgil van Dijk to make an outstanding block which prevented Claude Puel’s side from halving the deficit.