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Confirmed Liverpool v Leicester City lineups tonight: Jones starts, Clarkson on the bench

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Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Milner, Fabinho, Matip, Robertson; Wjinaldum, Keita, Jones; Jota, Mane, Firmino.

Liverpool substitutes: Adrian, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi, Phillips, Clarkson, N Williams.

Leicester City starting XI: Schmeichel; Albrighton, Fofana, Evans, Fuchs, Justin; Mendy, Tielemans; Barnes, Maddison; Vardy.

Leicester City substitutes: Ward, Morgan, Thomas, Choudhury, Praet, Under, Iheanacho.

Liverpool go with Alisson in goal, whilst Fabinho and Joel Matip are the makeshift centre back partnership with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Rhys Williams all out.

James Milner comes in for Trent Alexander-Arnold at right back, with Andrew Robertson over on the left.

Curtis Jones and Naby Keita both start in midfield, joining Georginio Wijnaldum in Jurgen Klopp’s engine room tonight.

Mohamed Salah is out, so Diogo Jota joins Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino in attack, with Takumi Minamino on the bench.

Adrian, Kostas Tsimikas, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Phillips, Leighton Clarkson and Neco Williams make up the rest of the Liverpool substitutes tonight.

Leicester have Kasper Schmeichel in goal, behind a back five of Marc Albrighton, Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans, Christian Fuchs and James Justin.

Nampalys Mendy and Youri Tielemans feature in midfield, with James Maddison and Harvey Barnes supporting Jamie Vardy up top.

Ricardo Pereira and Timothy Castagne aren’t on the bench, but Danny Ward, Wes Morgan, Luke Thomas, Hamza Choudhury, Dennis Praet, Cengiz Under and Kelechi Iheanacho are all named as substitutes.