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da 888casino： Tyrone Mings has had a positive start to the season but if Liverpool decide to target him they could have a lot of joy on Saturday.
On the chalkboard
Since moving to Aston Villa (initially on loan) the defender has breathed new life into his career and is already beginning to pay back the £26.5m outlay that was spent to sign him from Bournemouth permanently in the summer.
His performances have earned him his first England cap and many plaudits along the way, including from manager Gareth Southgate, who called him an “outstanding leader”.
However, he hasn’t been perfect – far from it in fact – and there have been signs that he can be taken advantage of, with his inexperience on display a few times already this season.
A shrewd operator like Roberto Firmino could, therefore, have a lot of fun against him, using his movement to pull him out of position and allow the likes of Mo Salah and Sadio Mane to exploit the space in behind.
Error-prone
Jurgen Klopp should look to apply pressure on him, on and off the ball. His pass accuracy of 79% is reasonable but under the high press he could be forced into a mistake – a strategy which has often worked for the Reds – or clearing the ball, something he’s done seven times per match this term, which in theory would lead to a Liverpool turnover.
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Firmino and Salah, in particular, should get the better of him, and his rate of two errors leading to goals this season confirms he is no stranger to mistakes.
Against Manchester City last week he failed to deal with a long ball from Ederson and was too easily beaten in the air by Gabriel Jesus, whose header found Raheem Sterling to score.
Firmino and Salah have showed tremendous link-up play at times this term, with the Egyptian’s goal against Newcastle a particular highlight of their good work.
If they can utilise that understanding once again to play around Mings specifically as the left-sided centre-back, with Firmino dropping deeper and Salah coming in from the right, they could have a lot of joy and quickly seal all three points.