DC) Martin Skrtel
After his excellent World Cup, Mamadou Sakho deserves a run of games as Liverpool’s first-choice centre-back. Martin Skrtel scores goals, but he’s a defensive liability, and the Reds conceded 50 Premier League goals last term with him starting. Rodgers rates Sakho, whose season was ruined by injuries, very highly – and will surely give him the chance to pay back his £15m fee.