Alexander-Arnold earns a spot on the bench, having missed the last two games due to a knee injury suffered in the win over Bournemouth at the start of the month. He has joined in with training this week and a final decision on his fitness was taken on Wednesday.

Liverpool travel down the road to Goodison Park to face Everton in the first Merseyside derby of the season. The game was supposed to be played in mid-December, but was postponed due to adverse weather conditions. Now, Liverpool can finally take advantage of their game in hand to go nine points clear of Arsenal atop the Premier League.