Liverpool line-ups as Darwin Nunez gets nod and 19-year-old debut for Toulouse in Europa League
Liverpool face Toulouse in their third Europa League fixture on Thursday night and Jurgen Klopp is expected to make a number of changes to the starting line-up.
Several academy players could be looking to get their full senior debuts against a Toulouse side who are two points behind the Reds in the Group E table, while Liverpool have secured two wins from two.
The Reds go into this game boosted by the return of Cody Gakpo, who is fit and available for selection having not featured for the team since the 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur at the end of September, while Curtis Jones returns following his three-game ban.
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Our writers are predicting their starting XI, with Theo Squires predicting just the nine changes. See what the rest of our Liverpool writers are saying ahead of the 8pm kick-off.
Ian Doyle
Only a fool would argue the Europa League is better than the Premier League.
But then the same could be said for those who believe the latter's anthem is superior to that of the former.
Strange folk. However, what may not be so strange is the Liverpool starting line-up that entertains Toulouse.
While there has been a clear line at times between the weekend and midweek teams during the opening stages of the Europa League and League Cup, injuries and the need for minutes mean there should be a bit of overlap this evening.
Not in goal, though. That's Caoimhin Kelleher, who can return after his recent injury setback. Joe Gomez is right-back, with Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate the centre-backs. Tricky one at left-back, but it's time to give Luke Chambers a full
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