Christian Benteke

[Roboklopp]

He's not mental anyway, just a little eccentric.

[DannyMan2006]

What I've seen so far:

Happy to do the donkey work and compete for aerial balls.
Holds the line well and looks to get in behind.
Has a good understanding with Coutinho.

On the flip side, other than with Phil I dint see the understanding with anyone else and I don't see enough people in and around him to make use of him as a target point for our attacks.

He's a bulldozer, but if he's in the box on his own with three or four players marking him, he's unlikely to cause the opposition too many problems. As preached by a few in the United build up thread, Swansea and Andre Ayew have showed how you make use of a beast forward.

When we are attacking, we need wide players coming in off the flank to assist. Hopefully we get that at Old Trafford. No pressure Firmino lad.

[Parm]

It sounds like an injury related thing, he probably shouldn't have played, this is why I hate internationals - playing players when not fully fit or not understanding how they need time to recover is how we got into the situation with Sturridge

true that, its such a lottery as to what shape your players will come back following international week.

[BigChief]

Why does he still have 'doubt against utd game' in his title?

[Alex]

Is he fit to start against Utd?

[Parm]

Is he fit to start against Utd?

hope he is and he is up for it and tears them a new one.

[BigChief]

Is he fit to start against Utd?

Apparently in the match thread there was mention of him and Ings working together as a unit in training. Assume he's fit and we're going to use two strikers if that plays out.

[RedRum]

There was a touch of Andy Carroll in that goal he scored

[shanks69]

There was a touch of Andy Carroll in that goal he scored

why did he get injured?

[danperkins]

He's class, but the standard of service he has got so far at LFC. Is atrocious. Get someone up their with him and runners behind. We have zero width too, so we arw not benefitting from him attacking balls coming in from the flanks.

Everything about our transfer strategy is wrong. We arw buying too many central players and we arw so narrow as a team.

[Leyton388]

He is class there's no doubt about it, unfortunately we have a manager who hasn't a clue how to use him properly. I was made up today to see Ings start as I have been saying for weeks he needs to partner Benteke until Sturridge returns and what does Rodgers do? Bloody puts him out on the Wing and leaves Benteke isolated again.

[danperkins]

He is class there's no doubt about it, unfortunately we have a manager who hasn't a clue how to use him properly. I was made up today to see Ings start as I have been saying for weeks he needs to partner Benteke until Sturridge returns and what does Rodgers do? Bloody puts him out on the Wing and leaves Benteke isolated again.

absolutely. I genuinely thought we would play two up top. I genuinely think Rodgers hasn't got the slightest clue how to set up the players we have. Makes me wonder what the **** was our transfer strategy? Playing players in wrong positions because we bought so many similar players and arw completely narrow and easy to play against.

[DannyMan2006]

Stunning goal. But bit overboard on the celebration if I'm being critical. We're losing to Man Utd, why the hell you getting excited?

[topscorer]

Stunning goal. But bit overboard on the celebration if I'm being critical. We're losing to Man Utd, why the hell you getting excited?

Let's be fair.

I mean if I scored a goal like that against the Mancs for Liverpool at Old Toilet then I would most definitely go mental whatever the score. And if we had a half capable team then a goal like that should have easily inspired them to fight for the equalizer.

[Fosterbloke]

We're pussies with no self belief.