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Confirmed Liverpool v Burnley lineups tonight: Origi starts, Salah only on the bench

General view inside the stadium during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield on August 25, 2018 i...
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Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Matip, Robertson; Thiago, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Shaqiri, Mane, Origi.

Liverpool substitutes: Kelleher, Milner, Firmino, Salah, Jones, Minamino, Tsimikas, Phillips, N Williams.

Burnley starting XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; McNeil, Brownhill, Westwood, Brady; Wood, Barnes.

Burnley substitutes: Peacock-Farrell, Bardsley, Long, Cork, Pieters, Stephens, Gudmundsson, Rodriguez, Vydra.

Liverpool go with Alisson between the sticks, with Joel Matip coming back into the defence after a spell out with injury.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho and Andrew Robertson make up the rest of the back four, with Thiago, Gini Wijnaldum and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in midfield.

Xherdan Shaqiri is on the right with Sadio Mane down the left, whilst Divock Origi is picked to lead the line tonight.

That means Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino are only on the bench, joining Caoimhin Kelleher, James Milner, Curtis Jones, Takumi Minamino, Kostas Tsimikas, Nathaniel Phillips and Neco Williams.

Burnley have Nick Pope in goal, behind a back four of Matthew Lowton, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee and Charlie Taylor.

Robbie Brady and Dwight McNeil feature out wide, flanking Josh Brownhill and Ashley Wood, whilst Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes start up top.

Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Phil Bardsley, Kevin Long, Jack Cork, Erik Pieters, Dale Stephens, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Jay Rodriguez and Matej Vydra are on the Burnley bench.