Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer all agree on Liverpool vs Chelsea prediction

Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville are . The Reds go into the game sitting pretty at the top of the table having won six of their opening seven league games, but the visiting team has also enjoyed an excellent start to the season and currently sits in fourth place.

undoubtedly goes into the game with the league's form player in Cole Palmer, who has registered six goals and five assists in the league already, but the former trio do not believe Palmer's influence will be enough to help Chelsea record a positive result on Merseyside.

“I think beat them, I think Chelsea are a little bit younger,” Neville said on , before Rooney replied: “I think there will be goals." The pair then agreed on a scoreline prediction of 3-1 to Liverpool.

Meanwhile, Shearer is also backing the Reds to record a seventh league victory of the campaign, provided all of Arne Slot's players have returned to Liverpool in tip-top condition following the international break

“Chelsea will be happy to walk away from Anfield with a point, despite the injury to Alisson. I know they dropped points in their last home game vs Forest, but I would imagine Enzo Maresca would snap your hands off for a point here,” Shearer said in . “The key battle will be in midfield, where I think Liverpool have been strong. Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister have been superb, alongside Dominik Szoboszlai.

“The international break always makes it a little bit tougher to call, as you wait to see how players are when the return to their clubs, whether they’re ready or not to start the game. If everyone is fit and everyone plays, that midfield battle will be key, and I think Liverpool will come out on top.”

Liverpool has a few injury concerns going into the match against Chelsea. did not take part in team training on Friday as continues his recovery from an adductor issue that saw him substituted at half-time during the victory over Crystal Palace before the international break.

Despite being cleared to play for Argentina and featuring in its 6-0 win over Bolivia, the former Brighton midfielder participated in a gym session on Friday away from the main group. Meanwhile, Kostas Tsimikas, who missed Greece's win over England due to illness before emerging as a late substitute against Ireland during the international break, also did not participate in Friday's training session.

Meanwhile, Federico Chiesa was absent from the session as he continues his recovery, having not featured in the Palace match or the Champions League win over Bologna on October 2.

Liverpool's other concerns include Harvey Elliott and Alisson. Elliott is back in light training after sustaining a foot fracture during the September international break, while Alisson is due to be sidelined until after the November international break with a hamstring injury, opening the door for Caoimhin Kelleher to deputise for the Brazilian in the coming weeks.

Kelleher was not on the bench for the win over Palace due to illness but and is expected to line up against Chelsea.