{"id":155292,"date":"2018-07-27T14:22:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T14:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soulcentralmagazine.com\/who-makes-this-impressive-team-ahead-of-international-champions-cup-tie-featuring-naby-keita\/"},"modified":"2018-07-27T14:22:49","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T14:22:49","slug":"who-makes-this-impressive-team-ahead-of-international-champions-cup-tie-featuring-naby-keita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulcentralmagazine.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/27\/who-makes-this-impressive-team-ahead-of-international-champions-cup-tie-featuring-naby-keita\/","title":{"rendered":"Who makes this impressive team ahead of International Champions Cup tie featuring Naby Keita?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<section class=\"article__headline-section\"><span class=\"article__kicker theme__copy-color\">COMBINED TEAMS<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"article__subdeck theme__border-color\" wp_automatic_readability=\"33\">\n<p>The two sides face each other on Saturday evening in Michigan less than two weeks before the start of the 2018\/19 Premier League season<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"49.329875518672\">\n<p class=\"article__content article__content--intro\">Many say it\u2019s still the biggest fixture in English football and the first Liverpool v Manchester United clash of the 2018\/19 season will be staged across the pond.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams face each other in the International Champions Cup on Saturday in Michigan and while it is ultimately a friendly, fans will be eager to see how their sides are shaping up just a couple of weeks before start of the new campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-404680\" alt=\"United beat AC Milan on penalties in America earlier this week\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/GettyImages-1007652068.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"656\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tUnited beat AC Milan on penalties in America earlier this week\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/402869\/liverpool-vs-man-united-tv-channel-start-time-team-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Liverpool v Manchester United: TV channel, kick-off time and team news\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp has been very busy in the transfer market this summer, spending over \u00a3176m so far, which has led to Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho suggesting Liverpool should <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/404145\/manchester-united-jose-mourinho-liverpool-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">win the Premier League<\/a> next season.<\/p>\n<p>But what if we combined the two foes to make a super team?<\/p>\n<p>Below you can see the combined Liverpool v Manchester United XI in a 4-3-3 formation if every player was available for selection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"1\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-404650\" alt=\"Goalkeeper: David De Gea (Manchester United)\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/GettyImages-957074536.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tGoalkeeper: David De Gea (Manchester United)\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"2\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-404656\" alt=\"Defence: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Eric Bailly (Manchester United), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Ashley Young (Manchester United)\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/liv-utd-defence.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tDefence: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Eric Bailly (Manchester United), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Ashley Young (Manchester United)\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"3\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-404667\" alt=\"Midfield: Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Naby Keita (Liverpool)\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/liv-utd-midfield-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tMidfield: Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Naby Keita (Liverpool)\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"4\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-404673\" alt=\"Attack: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Sadio Mane (Liverpool)\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/liv-utd-attack.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tAttack: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Sadio Mane 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