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Paul Gorst

Liverpool confirmed line-up as three changes made and Luis Diaz drops to bench vs Brighton

Jurgen Klopp makes three changes to his Liverpool team as Jordan Henderson returns to captain the side against Brighton at Anfield.

Roberto Firmino leads the line up top with Mohamed Salah on the right and Fabio Carvalho making his first start off the left as the Seagulls visit Merseyside for their first match under new manager Roberto de Zerbi.

Henderson, who starts for the first time since the 2-1 win over Newcastle on August 31, is named alongside Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho in the engine room as the Reds return to Premier League action after a 28-day break.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk and Kostas Tsimikas complete the outfield 10 as Alisson Becker starts in goal.

A strong-looking bench sees Klopp able to select the likes of Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez while Arthur Melo is also named as part of the substitutes.

There is, however, no place for Ibrahima Konate on the bench after his return to training this week after over two months out with a knee injury.

Saturday's game is the first of 13 in all competitions before the winter break for the Qatar World Cup.

Liverpool : Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Firmino, Carvalho.

Subs : Adrian, Gomez, Milner, Elliott, Jota, Diaz, Nunez, Arthur, Phillips.

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