Sorry, Lucas Moura, but you're benched.
Here, theScore ranks the 22 likeliest starters for Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's Champions League final, based on quality alone.
Let the debate begin.
22. Danny Rose
Rose hasn't seemed entirely happy over the past couple of years. Prior to the 2017-18 season, the left-back complained of Spurs' apparent tendency to sign "players you have to Google" and confessed his want to return to the north of England. It's perhaps no coincidence that the Yorkshireman's unrest has coincided with frustrating performances from the 28-year-old.
21. Kieran Trippier
Trippier was arguably England's best player during the country's run to the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup. He's been blighted by wholly underwhelming performances since. The right-back still boasts an excellent delivery with his right foot but has been guilty of some distracted defending.
20. Joel Matip
When the season began, Matip was probably Liverpool's fourth-choice center-back. Now, it would be a shock if he was left out of Jurgen Klopp's XI this weekend. His finest 90 minutes over the Champions League rush was his wise marshaling of an inexperienced defense during the 0-0 draw with Bayern Munich.
19. Hugo Lloris
The knives were out for Lloris following high-profile goalkeeping errors and off-pitch idiocy, but he's temporarily banished doubts over his capability and attitude with excellent outings since the turn of the year. He suggested clinching the Champions League with Mauricio Pochettino would mean more than winning the World Cup last summer.
18. Jordan Henderson
With Fabinho mopping up behind him, Henderson is allowed to revive a more attack-minded approach reminiscent of his Sunderland days. He's polishing his knack of arriving late and undetected in the area, and continues to unleash the wide-men - namely the full-backs, Mohamed Salah, and Sadio Mane - with his trademark, inch-perfect diagonal balls.
17. Harry Winks
Winks succumbed to groin issues in early March, which has resulted in only one start since. It's a great shame, for the 23-year-old was beginning to nail down a No. 6 role for club and country, albeit a modern version that offered technical ingenuity and creativity. A largely injury-free 2019-20 season would significantly raise his standing in this list.
16. Fabinho
Klopp gradually increased Fabinho's workload this term until the end of October when the Brazilian established himself as a regular starter. His versatility appeals to Klopp - he's at his best in midfield, has filled in at center-back, and initially made his name as a right-back for Monaco - and also indicates just how tactically gifted he is.
15. Moussa Sissoko
If English football had a Comeback Player of the Year award, Sissoko would win it. Previously an oft-criticized member of Pochettino's throng, the Frenchman has found a niche for himself at Spurs as an indefatigable, versatile, and tactically astute midfielder. Sissoko is the main reason Mousa Dembele's unique gifts weren't missed after his midseason departure.
14. Dele Alli
Alli is an imposing 6-foot-2 midfielder who could cushion a flaming meteor with his delicate touch. But he's at risk of not reaching his potential. An excitable period when he was rightly heralded the best natural footballer England produced since Paul Gascoigne ebbed away following a series of listless performances.
13. Georginio Wijnaldum
When the ball isn't smacked upfield, it's likely Wijnaldum is being used as the link between Liverpool's defense and attack. He's unflappable under pressure, constantly makes correct decisions in possession, and can be a menace when he bulks up attacks with late runs. He remains an underrated player.
12. Alisson
Klopp could field exactly the same starting lineup as last year's Champions League final with one exception: there's no Loris Karius. The error-strewn German has been replaced by a goalkeeper who's a better shot-stopper, a tidier collector of crosses, and much calmer with his feet. Alisson represents a massive upgrade for Liverpool.
11. Trent Alexander-Arnold
You'd have difficulty finding a more talked-about young player in world football. Alexander-Arnold's crosses in open play and from set-pieces are almost impossible to defend, his pace enables him to save his own backline with recovery tackles, and his high football IQ was demonstrated with his speedy corner kick in the second leg against Barcelona.
10. Jan Vertonghen
Vertonghen is an unfussy defender with impeccable concentration, but he complements his reliability with a fine repertoire of passes and deceptive attacking traits. It was those latter skills that bewitched worldwide viewers in the first leg with Borussia Dortmund. His cross for Heung-Min Son's opener was sublime, and his finish for Spurs' second was Harry Kane-esque.
9. Roberto Firmino
There's a tendency to assess forwards purely on their goal-scoring output. Firmino's record in that department is good - 12 Premier League goals and four more in the Champions League - but not spectacular. What those numbers ignore is Firmino's overall importance to Klopp: he's a part-forward, part-midfielder blessed with clever movement and remarkable link-up play. He's crucial.
8. Andy Robertson
Robertson was struggling for minutes at Hull City before Marco Silva took over in January 2017. Even when the Scot impressed as a marauding wing-back for the remainder of that season, eyebrows were raised when Liverpool subsequently paid £8 million for him. However, one more campaign like this one and Robertson will challenge Jordi Alba as the left-back in the world.
7. Toby Alderweireld
Saturday could be Alderweireld's last match for Tottenham. The Belgian's much-publicized £25-million release clause will undoubtedly attract plenty of potential suitors this summer. His distribution and positioning would be greatly missed by Spurs, as would his quiet leadership. He, Virgil van Dijk, and Aymeric Laporte are the Premier League's best center-halves.
6. Heung-Min Son
Unless you're an Arsenal fan, there's a good chance Son is your favorite player who doesn't play for your team. His pace, strength, and dribbling prowess make him so much to fun to watch, and his genuine love for playing the game - he's often wearing a huge smile - is infectious.
5. Sadio Mane
The Senegalese captain said Wednesday it was "always a pleasure" to be linked with teams of Real Madrid's standing, but insisted he's happy on Merseyside. His influence at Liverpool continues to swell, so it's no surprise he's such hot property. He scored more than twice as many goals mustered by Marcus Rashford in the recently concluded Premier League campaign.
4. Christian Eriksen
There was a period when Eriksen looked exhausted. Injury absences for Kane, Alli, Winks, and Victor Wanyama meant the Dane was given little time off, and he almost single-handedly ended Spurs' Champions League run with a misjudged backpass in the dying seconds against Manchester City. Regardless of his brief struggles, there isn't a craftier player at Pochettino's disposal.
3. Harry Kane
Kane's ankle issues are a genuine concern, but it looks as though the marksman will start the final after 53 days on the sidelines. The 25-year-old improves every season: this term he displayed his capacity to drop into a No. 10 position and swiftly spring passes behind the opposition's full-backs. He's transformed into an all-around forward.
2. Virgil van Dijk
Van Dijk won the PFA Player of the Year and was the main reason Liverpool ran Manchester City so close for the Premier League title. He's an ice-cool defender, equally capable of meeting an aerial ball before a 6-foot-4 target man as he is at whacking 70-yard passes straight into Salah's path.
1. Mohamed Salah
Salah is an icon at Anfield. Once again, no player scored more than him in the Premier League, and he seems to revel in silencing his small band of doubters. Pochettino's first job when preparing for the Madrid skirmish would have been devising ways to stymie Salah, but the Egyptian's fluidity on the pitch - he hovers left and drifts into the middle - and hypnotic dribbling make it a near-impossible task.
