The trip to the North East represents Liverpool’s toughest test yet so far with Eddie Howe having strengthened the squad that fared so well last season by firing the club back into the Champions League.
Liverpool Team News
Alexis Mac Allister will be available for the Reds after his red card against the Cherries was overturned after an appeal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is also fit after shaking off a knock to his ankle in the same match.
There was worrying news on Friday however with Klopp confirming that defender Ibrahima Konate is a doubt for the fixture with a muscle problem.
Curtis Jones and Thiago Alcantara are both still missing but should be ready to return to team training next week.
Predicted Liverpool Lineup
Alisson Becker;
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson;
Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister;
Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz
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