Alisson returns, Fabinho on the bench – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Atletico

Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for tonight’s Champions League Group B clash against Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Metropolitano. The boss makes one change from the comprehensive win over Watford at the weekend as Alisson replaces Caoimhin Kelleher in goal. Fabinho is named on the substitutes bench. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson line up in the Liverpool back-line, with Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Naby Keita retaining their spots in midfield. Hat-trick hero from the weekend, Roberto Firmino, gets the nod in attack alongside Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, with Diogo Jota on the bench.

Confirmed Teams

Atletico: Oblak, Trippier, Felipe, Kondogbia, Hermoso, Carrasco, Koke, Lemar, De Paul, Felix, Griezmann. Substitutes: Lecomte, Gimenez, Suarez, Correa, Lodi, Llorente, Herrera, Cunha, Vrsaljko. Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Keita, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Mane. Substitutes: Adrian, Kelleher, Fabinho, Konate, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Jota, Tsimikas, Origi, Phillips, N. Williams. MORE: Watch Atletico vs Liverpool →