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Confirmed: Jurgen Klopp explains Diogo Jota decision as he’s left on Liverpool bench today

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Burnley starting XI: Pope; Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Lennon, Brownhill, Westwood, Cornet; Rodriguez, Weghorst.

Burnley substitutes: Hennessey, Bardsley, Lowton, Long, Collins, Stephens, Cork, McNeil, Barnes.

Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Liverpool substitutes: Kelleher, Konate, Thiago, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Jota, Diaz, Elliott.

Burnley go with Nick Pope in goal behind a back four of Connor Roberts, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee and Erik Pieters.

Josh Brownhill and Ashley Westwood feature in midfield with Aaron Lennon and Maxwel Cornet on the flanks.

Wout Weghorst leads the line alongside Jay Rodriguez, with Dwight McNeil only on the bench today.

Wayne Hennessey, Phil Bardsley, Matthew Lowton, Kevin Long, Nathan Collins, Dale Stephens, Jack Cork and Ashley Barnes.

Liverpool have Alisson between the sticks behind a familiar defence of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson.

Naby Keita features in midfield alongside Fabinho and Jordan Henderson.

Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are back in the Liverpool attack, flanking Roberto Firmino.

That means Diogo Jota only makes the bench, with Jurgen Klopp admitting that Jota picked up a dead leg and can only be a substitute.

Luis Diaz is also only on the bench, joining Jota, Caoimhin Kelleher, Ibrahima Konate, Thiago, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kostas Tsimikas and Harvey Elliott.