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Confirmed Liverpool v Chelsea lineups: Keita starts, Shaqiri on the bench

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

Liverpool substitutes: Adrian, Lovren, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Lallana, Shaqiri, Origi, Jones.

Chelsea starting XI: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Willian, Mount, Giroud.

Chelsea substitutes: Caballero, Christensen, Tomori, Emerson, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Pedro, Pulisic, Abraham.

Liverpool have gone with a full-strength side for their crowning night, as Alisson starts behind a back four of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson.

Fabinho will anchor the midfield with support from Gini Wijnaldum and Naby Keita, with the usual trio up Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane in attack.

Curtis Jones and Takumi Minamino on the bench, alongside Adrian, Dejan Lovren, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana, Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi.

Meanwhile, Chelsea go with a 3-4-3, starting with under-fire stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal behind a back three of Cesar Azpilicueta, Kurt Zouma and Antonio Rudiger.

Reece James and Marcos Alonso line up as the wing backs, with Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic in midfield.

Willian and Mason Mount support Olivier Giroud up top, with Christian Pulisic and Tammy Abraham only on the bench.

Willy Caballero, Andreas Christensen, Fikayo Tomori, Emerson, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Pedro.