The Merseyside derby brings out the best and worst in everyone, including those tasked with picking the team from the press box.
Sunday's clash at Goodison Park has our colleagues at the Echo making some intriguing selections, with a few eyebrow-raising calls that deserve proper scrutiny.
The most notable shout involves Rio Ngumoha getting the nod in some predicted lineups. The teenager has shown flashes of brilliance in his limited appearances, but throwing him into a Merseyside derby feels like the kind of baptism of fire that either makes legends or breaks confidence.
Then there's the Alexander Isak discussion floating around team selections. Whether that's wishful thinking about January business or genuine tactical consideration, it highlights just how fluid this Liverpool squad remains in terms of attacking options.
What's clear from the various predicted lineups is that nobody quite knows Slot's best eleven yet. That's either exciting unpredictability or concerning uncertainty, depending on your perspective.
The beauty of derby predictions is they're almost always wrong anyway. Everton away has a habit of making fools of the most confident team sheets.
Sunday will tell us more about Slot's real priorities than any predicted lineup ever could.
