Gerrard, Sterling, and Balotelli return for Liverpool
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has restored the seven players rested for the midweek Champions League defeat at Real Madrid as his side take on Chelsea in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.
Steven Gerrard, Mario Balotelli and Raheem Sterling are all back as Rodgers selects a similar starting line-up to the one that lost to Newcastle a week ago.
Dejan Lovren’s daughter will be happy, too, as her father also returns to the first XI.
Diego Costa, meanwhile is in the starting line-up for Chelsea’s lunchtime trip despite being dropped from the Spain squad for next week’s internationals due to fitness reasons.
Liverpool starting XI: Mignolet; Johnson, Skrtel, Lovren, Moreno; Gerrard, Can, Henderson; Coutinho, Sterling, Balotelli Substitutes: Jones, Toure, Allen, Lucas, Lallana, Lambert, Borini
Chelsea starting XI: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Matic, Fabregas, Ramires, Oscar, Hazard, Costa Substitutes: Cech, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Mikel, Willian, Remy, Drogba
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