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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Paul Gorst

Liverpool team for West Ham confirmed as Jurgen Klopp makes midfield decision

Naby Keita returns to Liverpool's midfield as the Premier League leaders welcome West Ham United to Anfield.

The Guinea international was part of the bench in Tuesday night's 1-0 reverse at Atletico Madrid but starts his second successive Premier League contest with captain Jordan Henderson ruled out.

Keita will be flanked by Gini Wijnaldum and Fabinho in Liverpool's midfield with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah making up the front three.

The back five remains unchanged from Tuesday night with Alisson Becker behind Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.

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James Milner misses out all together with a slight muscle strain as he joins Xherdan Shaqiri on the injury list.

Liverpool need 15 points for a first Premier League title and can make it 18 successive top-flight wins with victory over the visiting Hammers tonight.

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

Subs: Adrian, Lovren, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Lallana, Origi, Matip.

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