Raheem Sterling leads the line for Liverpool against Arsenal

Brad Jones retains his place in goal while Dejan Lovren has failed to recover from the groin injury which forced him off during Wednesday's League Cup quarter-final win over Bournemouth, so Mamadou Sakho comes into the team.

For Arsenal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain passed a let fitness test and starts but Theo Walcott is only fit enough for the bench.

Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck start up top for the Gunners.

ARSENAL: Szczesny, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Alexis, Giroud, Welbeck. Subs: Martinez, Monreal, Coquelin, Maitland-Niles, Campbell, Walcott, Podolski.

LIVERPOOL: Jones, Toure, Skrtel, Sakho, Lucas, Henderson, Markovic, Coutinho, Gerrard, Lallana, Sterling. Subs: Mignolet, Enrique, Lambert, Moreno, Manquillo, Can, Borini.