Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has indicated that Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are likely to start in the English Premier League clash with Stoke City on Wednesday.
Roberto FirminoThe German chose to leave the pair out of the starting 11 in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with champions Chelsea, a decision that drew criticism on social media.
Although Mane came on for the final few minutes, Firmino was an unused substitute as Liverpool conceded a late equaliser at Anfield.
Both men played the entirety of last week’s draw at Sevilla in the Champions League.
“It made sense at this part of the season to use the strength of the squad. It’s not completely unlikely they (Firmino and Mane) will start (against Stoke),’’ Klopp said at a news conference on Tuesday.
“For the last one, maybe we thought against Chelsea maybe he needs a rest or whatever – [but] it was that we needed fresh legs against Chelsea and that’s what we wanted to have. I thought it worked quite well.
Firmino, Mane primed to return for Liverpool against Stoke
