Liverpool vs Southampton: What System Should Brendan Rodgers Employ Following Coutinho's Injury?

Option 4 - Replace Coutinho with Raheem Sterling in a 4-2-3-1

Line up - Mignolet - Wisdom/Toure, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique - Gerrard, Lucas - STERLING, Henderson, Moses - Sturridge
Of the four realistic options available to Brendan Rodgers for the next of couple games, this one is perhaps the least likely. Talented player Raheem Sterling may be, but his behaviour off the pitch is attracting too much negative publicity and the youngster needs to learn to be professional away from Melwood and Anfield. Raheem's recent court case may leave Brendan Rodgers thinking that the young Englishman is not mentally fit to start for Liverpool at the moment - despite being cleared as "not guilty". Sterling would give Liverpool great pace on the flanks but Rodgers seems to value the player as more of an impact sub - no bad thing for such a young player playing at a big club. Which option would you choose if you were in Brendan Rodgers's shoes? Let us know in the comments section below. On Twitter: @ZAForster
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