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Diaz makes first Reds start: Confirmed Liverpool team vs Leicester

Luis Diaz
Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for tonight’s Premier League clash against Leicester City at Anfield. Luis Diaz makes his full Liverpool debut as he starts in attack, whilst Thiago returns to midfield following injury. Jordan Henderson is sidelined owing to a back injury, whilst Mohamed Salah is named on the bench. Alisson starts in goal, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson in the Reds defence. Fabinho, Thiago and Curtis Jones start in midfield, with Luis Diaz, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota in attack.

Confirmed Teams

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Jones, Thiago, Jota, Firmino, Diaz. Substitutes: Kelleher, Konate, Milner, Keita, Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Tsimikas, Elliott. Leicester: Schmeichel, Justin, Maddison, Albrighton, Amartey, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndidi, Daka, Thomas, Lookman, Soumare. Substitutes: Ward, Soyuncu, Barnes, Tielemans, Iheanacho, Perez, Choudhury, Pereira, Vestergaard. MORE: Watch Liverpool vs Leicester →

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