Loris Karius Has Benefited From Time Out – Jurgen Klopp

All Pilgrims fans – especially those spending a weekend in Liverpool (and many are) – will be hoping the Greens do much better than last season’s disappointing end of season play-off final at Wembley.

Fixture congestion around this time past year meant that he had to field a team made up nearly entirely of under-21 and fringe squad players (some of whom were making their senior debuts) against Exeter, a move that ended with an awkward 2-2 draw at St. James’s Park.

Signed from Wolfsburg’s youth academy, Brandt was part of the Germany team that won the under-19 World Cup in 2014, before going on to represent the senior side. However, Liverpool have never lost to fourth tier opposition in the FA Cup, state Opta.

Anything other than a Liverpool win would be a shock, but Plymouth are a talented side who have nothing to lose. [8.0] for the draw?

‘Sometimes life should be nice – that the train doesn’t run away without you. Jordan Henderson missed that game and is not yet ready to return.

“We can not ignore the pressure”.

The Reds have battled their way through a gruelling Christmas schedule, and they remain right in the title hunt, five points adrift of leaders Chelsea.

Despite the disappointment of that defeat, Argyle are on course for promotion this season and sit second in the table, four points adrift of Doncaster. The attacker arrived in a £15,000 deal and becomes the first player for whom Plymouth have paid a fee since 2012.

The 24-year-old has played 72 league games for Spartak since joining in the summer of 2014, scoring 37 goals and making 17 assists. Maybe they can against unconfident goalkeeper Karius.

‘I was watching the England Under-21s game on TV.

After a gruelling festive programme, which saw Liverpool play their last two matches within the space of 45 hours, Klopp is likely to rest most of his first-choice players. Not get too high with the highs. Traditionalists might not like it, but the fact is Liverpool once again have three games in a week and two of them are huge. Consider under 2.5 cards and look for [1.9].