Team newsConfirmed Liverpool line-up v Nottingham Forest

The midfielder is handed a berth in the XI at the City Ground, while Andy Robertson returns after illness.

Meanwhile, Liverpool are boosted by the presence of Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai on the bench.

Liverpool: Kelleher, Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Diaz, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Elliott, Robertson, Clark, Bradley.

Subs: Adrian, Endo, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Tsimikas, McConnell, Koumas, Danns, Quansah.