Liverpool XI vs Everton: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Merseyside derby today
Jurgen Klopp has brought Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah back into the side for the final Merseyside derby of his Liverpool career.
The manager’s hand has been forced to a degree on that front, after it was confirmed that fellow forward Diogo Jota would miss the next two weeks of action with a hip injury.
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“I can't really say a lot about it, to be honest,” he said of the Portugal international.
“He felt a little bit in the hip, but he was fine. Then he started last game and was okay and with the finish, it's a small one but we are late in the season. Obviously it's not a great moment for any injury. It's two weeks, pretty much nothing but enough to be unavailable.”
The Toffees host the Reds after a vital win at Fulham saw them keep pace with the title race, after being relegated to third-favourites in what has otherwise been a humbling month so far.
But Liverpool boss Klopp shuffled his pack to great effect in west London with Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Ibrahima Konate all dropped from the starting line-up.
The German explained that “fresh legs” were necessary for the Fulham trip amid a hectic run of games, while crediting the easing of a long-running injury crisis as leaving his squad in “the best situation we’ve had all year”.
The likes of Salah, Szoboszlai and Mac Allister all return to the starting lineup for the Reds therefore, on a huge night at Goodison Park.
Starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones, Salah, Diaz, Nunez
Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo, Gravenberch, Elliott, Clark, Danns
Time and date: 8pm BST, Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Venue: Goodison Park
TV channel: Sky Sports
