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Jordan Henderson vs Paul Pogba
An intriguing midfield battle, to say the least. The Liverpool captain has shunned off all his critics as he continues to a reliable presence at the heart of his team's midfield. Appointed to shield his defence, the Englishman has performed his role as per expectations. After acquiring Fabinho and Keita, it was expected that the midfielder might find playing time hard to come by. That has not happened yet.
He and Wijnaldum will be tasked with keeping Paul Pogba quiet the whole match and snuff out any real opportunity that the visitors might look to create.
Speaking of Paul Pogba, the star continues to get stick from pundits, fans and his coach for not living up to his full capability. The French midfielder has everything in his locker- dribbling, vision, technique, physicality and even end product. Sadly, his consistency is often missing in a stretch of games.
Even though there might be a chance that he starts from the bench, it cannot be ignored that for such a fixture, one cannot leave out a big player especially when no other midfielder brings what the ex-Juventus player can. When on song, he can turn the course match on his own by driving through the opposition defense with no one being able to get near him.
It is said that the character is forged when the going gets tough, the current state of his team is as low as anyone expected. This match represents a chance for him to redeem this season and catapult his team into the top four reckoning- Will the Frenchman step up? Will he lead his team to victory by overcoming the best team in the league so far? We will see on Sunday.
