Liverpool XI vs Sparta Prague: starting line-up, confirmed squad news, latest Europa League injury today

Mohamed Salah makes his Liverpool debut against Sparta Prague in the Europa League tonight.

It is just the Egyptian’s second start for the Reds this calendar year and his first since the New Year, having returned to action with two cameos off the bench in the past week.

The Reds knocked out their opponents in the last 16 in the first leg in Prague, winning 5-1 on aggregate to book their place in the quarter-finals, but Jurgen Klopp has selected a strong XI.

He told reporters in Wednesday’s pre-match press conference: “The idea of ​​the line-up will be to have the best legs. We have to ignore the result (in the first place). We have to keep the momentum going and keep going and not think about the next game on Sunday, even when it’s Manchester United.”

A long injury list is preventing the hosts from picking more players, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones set to return at the end of the month and doubts over Ibrahima Konate after he missed the Manchester City tie.

Ryan Gravenberch was pictured training again at Kirkby on Wednesday, although the likes of Alisson, Diogo Jota, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, Ben Doak and Thiago Alcantara are still out.

There are plenty of youngsters waiting in the wings for their chance to impress again and Bobby Clark got the nod in midfield

Confirmed team news

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Endo, Clark; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo

Substitutions: Mrozek, Adrian, Van Dijk, Luis Diaz, Mac Allister, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gordon, McConnell, Koumas, Danns, Musialowski

Sparta Prague XI: Vindahl; Vitik, Krejci, Rynes; Preciado, Kairinen, Solbakken, Zeleny; Birmancevic, Kuchta, Laci

Substitutions: Vorel, Surovcik, Olatunji, Karabec, Tuci, Sadilek, Mejdr, Haraslin, Vydra, Panak, Wiesner, Sevcik

Doubts: Gravenberch, Danns

Injuries: Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Jones, Alisson, Jota, Thiago, Bajcetic, Doak, Matip

Date and time: 20:00 GMT, Thursday 14 March 2024

Venue: Anfield

TV Channel: TNT Sports