Arne Slot has made eight changes to his Liverpool lineup for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against Southampton, including a start for Trey Nyoni.
After uncertainty over how strong Slot would go for a midweek clash at St Mary’s, Liverpool have now confirmed a heavily rotated side.
That includes a return to action for Caoimhin Kelleher, who takes over from the fit-again Alisson for his 29th and possibly final appearance of 2024.
Kelleher’s back four consists of captain Trent Alexander-Arnold, Wataru Endo, Jarell Quansah and Joe Gomez.
Nyoni makes his full debut in midfield alongside Tyler Morton and Alexis Mac Allister, with an excitement around the 17-year-old.
Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo are deployed on the wings with Darwin Nunez up front.
Sixteen-year-old academy winger Rio Ngumoha is among the substitutes on the south coast, having only joined the club from Chelsea in September.
Liverpool: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Endo, Quansah, Gomez; Morton, Nyoni, Mac Allister; Elliott, Gakpo, Nunez
Substitutes: Jaros, Chiesa, Jota, Tsimikas, McConnell, Nallo, Ngumoha, Danns, Norris
Southampton: McCarthy; Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Wood, Manning; Downes, Fernandes; Aribo, Dibling, Archer
Substitutes: Lumley, Edwards, Sugawara, Lallana, Fraser, Amo-Ameyaw, Kamaldeen, Brereton Diaz, Onuachu