Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson START final Liverpool game as another Reds star returns
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SportFootballMohamed SalahTeam news confirmed from Anfield as Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson both start in their final match as Liverpool playersMohamed Salah and Andy Robertson both start in the final match of their Liverpool careers as Alisson Becker makes his return in goal against Brentford.Salah was initially a doubt for this game after suffering a hamstring injury in the victory over Crystal Palace last month. But after returning to action as a second-half substitute in the 4-2 loss to Aston Villa last week, the Egyptian starts against the Bees for his 442nd and final appearance for the club.Robertson makes his 338th Liverpool appearance at left-back with Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Curtis Jones completing the back four for Arne Slot.Alisson makes his first Premier League appearance since March as Giorgi Mamardashvili drops to the bench.READ MORE: Andy Robertson writes open letter to the ECHO ahead of emotional Liverpool goodbyeREAD MORE: Florian Wirtz explains why he 'liked' Mohamed Salah post and makes Arne Slot feelings clearJeremie Frimpong returns to the squad after a recent injury setback.
The versatile Netherlands international is on the bench.Wataru Endo is named on the Reds' bench for the first time the defeat to Manchester City on February 8. The Japan captain suffered a serious ankle in the win over Sunderland later that month, which was his only Premier League start of the campaign for Slot.Alexander Isak is joined by Florian Wirtz on the Liverpool bench as Cody Gakpo leads the lines and Rio Ngumoha starts once more on the left side of the attack.
The 17-year-old starts successive Premier League games for the first time in his career.Slot has picked a midfield three of Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai.Liverpool: Alisson; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha; Gakpo.Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Kerkez, Wirtz, Isak, Chiesa, Frimpong, Nyoni.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCMohamed SalahAndy Robertson