Jurgen Klopp rings in major changes to his Liverpool XI that takes on Newcastle United at St. James’ Park in Saturday’s league affair.
Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold are the notable names to drop down to the bench for Liverpool with Diogo Jota and Joe Gomez earning recalls.
Matip returns to the team sheet
Joel Matip partners Virgil van Dijk on his return to the starting XI for the visitors to Newcastle with Ibrahima Konate making way for the Cameroonian defender.
In the right-back spot, England international Joe Gomez earns a rare league start with Klopp deciding to hand a game off to his first-choice option Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Thiago and Fabinho benched
In a much-changed midfield lineup, James Milner and Naby Keita join the skipper Jordan Henderson with Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho dropping down to the bench.
Diogo Jota will lead the line for Liverpool with the Portugal international replacing Mohamed Salah from the attacking lineup that took the field against Villarreal midweek.
Here is how both teams line up for today’s Premier League fixture:
Newcastle United XI
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Liverpool XI
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