No Gakpo as Liverpool and Southampton name starting XIs

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Padraig Whelan·8 March 2025

The starting line-ups are in from Anfield as Liverpool welcome Southampton in Premier League action.

After missing training with a knock, Cody Gakpo has not been risked by Arne Slot with the Champions League second leg against PSG looming.

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Jan Bednarek, Kyle Walker-Peters and Adam Lallana have all recovered from injury, with the defensive duo both thrown straight back in from the off.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Díaz; Núñez.

Southampton: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Manning; Ugochukwu, Smallbone, Grønbæk; Dibling, Fernandes, Sulemana.

It is a battle of top against bottom, with the Reds 13 points clear at the summit and the Saints eight points adrift at the foot of the table.

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