Predicted lineup for Liverpool away

I think Manuel Pellegrini will be cautious in setting up his team for the Liverpool opener on Sunday. We have only won at Anfield twice in 55 years and they were unbeaten at home last season only conceding ten goals.

Yarmolenko is probably a doubt after suffering a hip problem and although he trained this week he will probably sit this one out my guess, I also personally doubt he will blood 21-year-old Issa Diop in the centre of defence at Anfield.

Against Liverpool, Aaron Cresswell and Ogbonna Ogbonna should almost pick themselves with probably Fabian Balbuena joining them and Ryan Fredericks getting the nod over Pablo Zabaleta.

If he goes for a defensive 4-5-1 formation then I am sure he could well select Mark  Noble, Pedro Obiang, Felipe Anderson, Jack Wilshere and Michail Antonio in midfield with Marko Arnautovic up front and Lukasz Fabianski in goal.

My predicted starting XI: Fabianski, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena, Fredericks, Noble, Obiang, Wilshere, Anderson, Antonio, Arnautovic.

Subs bench: Adrian, Declan Rice, Javier Hernandez, Lucas Perez, Pablo Zabeleta, Issa Diop and Arthur Masuaku