Mark Lawrenson hails 'fantastic' Leeds United and makes Liverpool scoreline prediction

Writing his weekly predictions column for BBC Sport, pundit and broadcaster Mark Lawrenson lavished Leeds with praise, and claimed: "Leeds are another team I've seen a lot of in the Championship and I'm looking forward to seeing how they get on in the top flight. I love the way they play.

"They are very Liverpool-like in terms of their pressing and their pace and I don't see them struggling at all, even if this is an especially difficult opening game for them.”

He continued: "I like the look of Leeds' new striker Rodrigo and keep an eye out for Pablo Hernandez in midfield, who you might remember from his time with Swansea in the Premier League a few years back.

"He is 35 now and doesn't start many games, but what a player he is when he comes off the bench - he has got fantastic vision and sees things no-one else in that team sees."

Lawro went on to back a 2-0 victory for his former club - a side who he predicted wouldn't lose a single game over the course of their triumphant 2019/20 Premier League campaign.

Meanwhile, the 63-year-old's sparring partner for the week, soul singer and Arsenal fan Celeste, offered a 2-1 scoreline prediction.

The last time the two sides met, back in 2016, Liverpool beat Leeds 2-0 to knock them out of the League Cup quarter-finals.