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Work-rate. Incisiveness. Nous. I don't ask for much. This is how it's gonna be. Build from the ground up. Last year's fixture ended in a 1-0 win for the Reds thanks to Darwin's tidy header. It was his first Anfield goal in Liverpool colours. Ali saved a penalty from Bowen after a clumsy challenge by Joe just before half time. Apart from that, I can't recall anything else without watching a highlights video. Both sides go into this one off the back of a comeback win in the Europa League. Moyes and West Ham have had a bit of a run in Europe in the past 12 months, winning the Conference League last season to take their place in this competition. They sold the influential Rice to Arsenal but have added Mexican international Alvarez and Ghanaian international Kudus from Ajax with the money. That's a touch more depth and versatility. Bowen has become a key player for them over the past year too, and poses a threat for a team that will look to play on the counter at Anfield. For us, Thiago and Trent will be out. Grav was subbed against Linz late on, but they are saying that was just a touch of cramp. He hasn't played a lot recently so that would explain the physical struggles late on in Austria. Other than that, we should have a full compliment. Ali, Robbo, Curtis and Diogo were rested in midweek, so the starting line-up should look a lot stronger than against LASK. Hopefully we start sloppily and concede a shit and wholly avoidable goal early on. I've been hoping for the opposite for weeks/months now, so you never know! As ever, concentration, attitude and application need to be spot on. Go out there, do all the right things and come away with another 3 points. We know we can. Get it done!