Nine changes as Elliott and Minamino start – Confirmed Liverpool team vs Southampton

Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool starting eleven for this evening’s Premier League clash against Southampton at St Mary’s. The boss makes nine changes from the weekend’s FA Cup final, with just Alisson and Ibrahima Konate retaining their place in the starting eleven. Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Kostas Tsimikas line up in defence. James Milner, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott start in the middle of the park, whilst Takumi Minamino, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino line up in attack.

Confirmed Teams

Southampton: McCarthy, Stephens, Nojnovic, Salisu, Walker, James Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Tella, Redmond, Elyounoussi, Broja. Substitutes: Caballero, Valery, Bednarek, Romeu, Armstrong, Djenepo, Armstrong, Long, Adams. Liverpool: Alisson, Gomez, Matip, Konate, Tsimikas, Milner, Jones, Elliott, Minamino, Jota, Firmino. Substitutes: Kelleher, Thiago, Keita, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Diaz, Robertson, Origi, Williams. MORE: Watch Southampton vs Liverpool →