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Paul Gorst

Liverpool team to face Napoli confirmed as Naby Keita absence explained

Mohamed Salah returns as Liverpool aim to make it through to the last 16 of the Champions League against Napoli on Wednesday.

The Egypt star sat out Saturday's 2-1 win at Crystal Palace as he nursed an ankle problem that has troubled him on and off for nearly two months.

However, the frontman returns alongside Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino as Trent Alexander-Arnold is relegated to the bench.

Joe Gomez comes into the full-back slot alongside Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren and Andy Robertson, who keeps his place on the left after coming through unscathed at Palace after an ankle issue of his own.

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Naby Keita misses out completely through illness as Jurgen Klopp names a midfield three of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner.

Gini Wijnaldum, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Adam Lallana are selected on the bench, however, with Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri alongside Alexander-Arnold and goalkeeper Adrian.

Victory against the Italians in Group E this evening sees the Reds into the knockout stages for the third successive season under Klopp.

Liverpool: Alisson; Gomez, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Milner, Henderson; Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Substitutes: Adrian, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Shaqiri, Origi, Alexander-Arnold.

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