Team News: Sadio Mane returns for Liverpool in crunch Champions League clash with Napoli
ByTNT Sports
Updated 11/12/2018 at 19:16 GMT
Sadio Mane returns for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp makes three changes to his side to face Napoli in the Champions League after the weekend's 4-0 win at Bournemouth.
Sadio Mane has returned to the starting line-up
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Trent Alexander-Arnold returns at right-back while James Milner is pushed into midfield. Xherdan Shaqiri drops to the substitutes' bench while Jordan Henderson comes in for Naby Keita.
Fabinho is replaced by Sadio Mane in the final change with Klopp set to deploy his preferred 4-3-3 formation.
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Sadio Mane is one of three changes to the side
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Joel Matip is preferred over Dejan Lovren alongside Virgil van Dijk in the absence of Joe Gomez, while Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi are also named as options on the bench.
Napoli chose to rest several players during the 4-0 win against Frosinone at the weekend but they return to full strength.
Arkadiusz Milik is named on the bench after scoring twice in the win as Dries Mertens returns to the starting line-up. Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina also starts in goal.
Full Line-Ups
Liverpool starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner, Mane, Firmino, Salah.
Subs: Mignolet, Fabinho, Lovren, Keita, Sturridge, Shaqiri, Origi.
Napoli starting XI: Ospina, Maksimovic, Albiol, Koulibaly, Rui, Callejon, Allan, Hamsik, Fabian, Mertens, Insigne
Subs: Karnezis, Hysaj, Ghoulam, Diawara, Zielinski, Ounas, Milik.
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