Confirmed: Tottenham Hotspur target starts for Liverpool today

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Southampton starting XI: McCarthy; Bree, Lyanco, Bednarek, Walker-Peters; Lavia, Ward-Prowse; Elyounoussi, Alcaraz, Sulemana; Walcott.

Southampton substitutes: Bazunu, Caleta-Car, Livramento, Doyle, Amo-Ameyaw, Aribo, S Armstrong, Ballard, A Armstrong.

Liverpool starting XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Gomez, Tsimikas; Fabinho, Milner, Jones; Salah, Firmino, Jota.

Liverpool substitutes: Adrian, Konate, Henderson, Gakpo, Elliott, Diaz, Carvalho, Arthur, Williams.

Liverpool can’t break into the top four on the final day of the season but Jurgen Klopp will still want a result against Southampton.

This is the very meaning of a dead rubber.

Liverpool can’t go any higher or lower than fifth whilst hosts Southampton can’t get off the foot of the table.

Both teams already know their fates and that means opportunities for fringe players.

Liverpool have named goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher in their starting lineup amid interest from elsewhere.

The Athletic report that Kelleher has received interest from the likes of Brentford, Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur.

Liverpool want to keep Kelleher and are giving him a chance to shine on the South Coast this afternoon.

The Irishman lines up behind a back four of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez and Kostas Tsimikas.

Fabinho will sit on front of the back four with James Milner and Curtis Jones ahead of him.

Roberto Firmino leads the line in his final Liverpool game with support from Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota.

Cody Gakpo is on the bench today, joining Adrian, Ibrahima Konate, Jordan Henderson, Harvey Elliott, Luis Diaz, Fabio Carvalho, Arthur and Rhys Williams.

Southampton go with Alex McCarthy in goal behind James Bree, Lyanco, Jan Bednarek and Kyle Walker-Peters.

Romeo Lavia and James Ward-Prowse feature in midfield with Mohamed Elyounoussi, Carlos Alcaraz, Kamaldeen Sulemana supporting Theo Walcott up top.

Duje Caleta-Car makes the bench, joining Gavin Bazunu, Tino Livramento, Kami Doyle, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Joe Aribo, Stuart Armstrong, Dominic Ballard and Adam Armstrong.