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Paul Gorst

Liverpool line up confirmed for Leeds United as big call made in midfield

Jordan Henderson returns to the Liverpool team as they begin the defence of their Premier League title at home to Leeds.

The Reds captain missed the final four games of last season with a knee injury picked up away at Brighton but is back in the starting 11 alongside Gini Wijnaldum and Naby Keita in midfield.

After training on his own during the Reds' pre-season trip to Austria last month, Henderson returned to action with his colleagues at the start of September.

As a result, Fabinho drops to the bench with Curtis Jones, James Milner and Takumi Minamino, Divock Origi, Joel Matip and goalkeeper Adrian.

Joe Gomez is given the nod alongside Virgil van Dijk at the heart of the champions' defence with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson on the right and left, respectively.

Alisson Becker is in goal with a familiar-looking front three of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Gomez, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Keita, Henderson; Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Subs: Adrian, Fabinho, Jones, Milner, Minamino, Origi, Matip.

Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Strujik, Dallas, Phillips, Helder Costa, Pablo Hernandez, Klich, Harrison, Bamford.

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