Jurgen Klopp has rung the changes to his Liverpool starting XI for the visit of Stoke City this afternoon.

Daniel Sturridge continues to lead the line for the hosts but with support from an all-new attacking midfield trio.

Kevin Stewart, Sheyi Ojo and Roberto Firmino come into the lineup as Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho start the game on the bench and James Milner drops back into a defensive midfield position.

Milner is joined by the returning Joe Allen in place of the suspended Emre Can and Jordan Henderson, who is out for the season with a serious knee injury.

The other two changes come in the backline, with Kolo Toure and Martin Skrtel getting the nod ahead of Dejan Lovren and Mamadou Sakho.

For the Potters, Mark Hughes makes three alterations to the side that were forced into a 2-2 draw with Swansea City at the Britannia last weekend.

Peter Crouch comes in up front as Joselu drops to the bench, while Xherdan Shaqiri joins the attacking midfield three in place of the injured Marko Arnautovic.

Geoff Cameron moves up into defensive midfield to cover for Glenn Whelan, who misses out with a back injury, while Ryan Shawcross comes back into the defence.

Liverpool: Mignolet; Clyne, Toure, Skrtel, Moreno; Allen, Milner; Stewart, Ojo, Firmino; Sturridge
Subs: Ward, Lovren, Coutinho, Lallana, Lucas, Origi, Smith

Stoke City: Haugaard; Pieters, Wollscheid, Shawcross, Bardsley; Imbula, Cameron; Afellay, Krkic, Shaqiri; Crouch
Subs: Given, Muniesa, Ireland, Joselu, Adam, Diouf, Teixeira

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Written by
Neil Wilkes