Predicted Liverpool team vs Southampton – 11 changes made

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Liverpool kick off their Carabao Cup campaign at Anfield on Tuesday, September 23, hosting Championship side Southampton in the third round.

Southampton arrive off the back of a 3-0 win over Norwich City in the previous rounds, having earlier beaten Northampton Town 1-0 to reach this stage.

Liverpool have won each of the last eight matches against Southampton at Anfield across all competitions, with the last draw being a goalless stalemate in May 2017.

The Reds will look to secure the Carabao Cup for a record-extending 11th time, having already appeared in 15 finals.

Interestingly, former Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana returns to Anfield, now part of the Southampton coaching staff as their first-team coach.

Arne Slot confirmed on Saturday that five senior stars – Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah – will be rested for the tie, as they have already played three full matches in quick succession.

“The ones that played three times 90 [minutes] are Virgil, Ibou, Mo, Ryan and Dom, the ones that are used to this intensity and this level.

I can tell you now you won’t be seeing them on Tuesday.”

Last season, the Dutchman showed he was not scared to rotate for cup games, and tomorrow night should be no different.

Meanwhile, U21 manager Rob Page told RedMen TV that all of Rhys Williams, Tommy Pilling, Kaide Gordon, Jayden Danns, and Kieran Morrison trained with the first team on Sunday ahead of the clash.

It’s the same Rhys Williams who played a part in Liverpool’s injury-ridden 2020/21 season.

Williams has not played for the club since 2023, and could yet make the matchday squad ahead of Tuesday.

It will also be a great opportunity to give minutes to some of the senior players like Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, and Federico Chiesa.

With that in mind, our predicted Liverpool side is:

Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Leoni, Gomez, Robertson; Nyoni, Endo; Ngumoha, Jones, Chiesa; Isak

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