Liverpool made wholesale changes midweek for the visit to PSV in the with Arne Slot taking the opportunity to rotate his roster. And, as expected, the for the massive Premier League game with Bournemouth.

Alisson Becker was one of 12 players who didn't travel to the Netherlands and the Brazilian returns in goal. , Ibrahima Konate, and Andy Robertson make up the back four in front of him.

In midfield, comes back in with and alongside him. Curtis Jones returns having been absent since limping off against Lille in the penultimate European match of the group phase just under two weeks ago.

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Mohamed Salah comes back on the right of the Liverpool attack, with selected through the center and Cody Gakpo fielded off the left. comes back into the matchday squad after being ill earlier in the week, with Diogo Jota among the subs as well following his latest injury.

"It’s a big one and this is probably going to sound strange [but] I knew this already when we played the second half against them in our home game," Slot . "We were 3-0 up at half-time and I was expecting a second half where we could just control the game, have the ball a bit and maybe score the fourth one.

"But they just kept on going at us for 45 minutes and that showed me the character of the team. Since then they have been outstanding. They were before that game also. Because we were 3-0 up at half-time, we didn’t really match the first half, in my opinion, maybe we deserved to be up but not with three goals.

"And afterward, they have beaten so many strong teams and there is a simple reason for that: a lot of quality. Created by Richard [Hughes], of course, our current sporting director who worked there for a few years. And he hired a fantastic manager as well.

"Why is he a fantastic manager? He has a great game plan and his players work incredibly hard. And then in a different way than Arsenal, they are also a threat on set-pieces.

"Where nine out of 10 times does the same, they always come up with worked ones that have been very useful for them as well. So, in every department a very good and strong team and they deserve to be where they are – maybe they even deserve a bit higher than the position they are at the moment."

Bournemouth starting XI: Kepa; Cook, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez; Christie, Adams, Brooks; Kluivert, Ouattara, Semenyo. Subs: Dennis, Tavernier, Jebbison, Silcott-Duberry, Adu-Adjei, Akinmboni, Winterburn, Kinsey, Rees-Dottin.

Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo. Subs: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley, Elliott, Endo, Jones, Jota, Nunez.