Liverpool starting XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Henderson, Keita, Jones; Minamino, Jota, Firmino.
Liverpool substitutes: Adrian, Thiago, Milner, Diaz, Robertson, Matip, Gordon, Elliott, Morton.
Cardiff City starting XI: Phillips; Ng, McGuinness, Flint, Denham, Bagan; Vaulks, King, Pack; Harris, Collins.
Cardiff City substitutes: Smithies, Bacuna, Hugill, Wintle, Doyle, Colwill, Semenyo, Bowen, Davies.
Liverpool go with Caoimhin Kelleher in goal today with Alisson given the day off against Cardiff City having been on international duty with Brazil.
Ibrahima Konate comes into the side to join Virgil van Dijk at centre back, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kostas Tsimikas as the full backs.
Jordan Henderson starts in midfield, joining Naby Keita and Curtis Jones in Jurgen Klopp’s engine room.
Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino continue in attack with Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah still at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Takumi Minamino is given the nod to join them in the front line, pipping Kaide Gordon to a starting role.
New signing Luis Diaz is named on the bench for the first time, whilst Harvey Elliott makes his return from injury in a substitute role.
Adrian, Thiago Alcantara, James Milner, Andrew Robertson, Joel Matip, Tyler Morton and Kaide Gordon make up the rest of the bench.
Cardiff go with Dillon Phillips in goal, and it looks to be a back five of Perry Ng, Mark McGuinness, Aden Flint, Oliver Denham and Joel Began.
Denham and midfielder Eli King are making their first senior starts today, with Will Vaulks and Marlon Pack joining King in midfield.
Mark Harris and James Collins lead the line for Cardiff today as loanee Jordan Hugill only makes the bench.
Alex Smithies, Leandro Bacuna, Ryan Wintle, Tommy Doyle, Rubin Colwill, Jai Semenyo, Sam Bowen and Isaak Davies make up the rest of the bench.
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