Mohamed Salah starts as Liverpool name strong team for Sparta Prague clash
Mohamed Salah makes his first Liverpool start since New Year's Day as Sparta Prague are hosted in the Europa League.
The Reds beat the Czech side 5-1 a week ago and it had been anticipated that Jurgen Klopp would ring the changes as a result, with a visit to Manchester United in the FA Cup next up on Sunday.
However, Klopp has named a strong side against Brian Priske's men with Salah named in the lineup for the first time since a 4-2 win over Newcastle on January 1 after being plagued by hamstring issues initially picked up on Egypt duty at the Africa Cup of Nations later that month.
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Salah, who is aiming to register his 20th goal of the campaign, was a second-half substitute in the 4-1 win at Brentford last month and was also introduced off the bench in last week's victory and Sunday's 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
Darwin Nunez also starts alongside Cody Gakpo as the Reds look to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League at Anfield.
Dominik Szoboszlai starts in midfield alongside Wataru Endo and Bobby Clark with Joe Gomez named at centre-back alongside Jarell Quansah. Virgil van Dijk is rested ahead of the visit to Old Trafford.
Conor Bradley starts on the right side of the defence with Andy Robertson named on the left with Caoimhin Kelleher starting in goal.
Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Gomez, Robertson; Endo, Szoboszlai, Clark; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo.
Subs: Adrian, Mrozek, Van Dijk, Diaz, Mac Allister, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gordon, McConnell, Koumas, Danns, Musialowski.
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