It looks like Liverpool are taking this Capitol League Cup semi-final seriously.
Liverpool have opted for a strong team to travel to Stoke for the first leg of the semi-final.
Benteke has been dropped to the bench with the more mobile Firmino moving up front. Kolo Toure comes in to replace the injured Sakho, while Joe Allen and Adam Lallana come in for Ibe and Benteke from the team that lost to West Ham.
The #LFC starting line-up and substitutes in full v @stokecity this evening pic.twitter.com/MaloNbF5KB
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 5, 2016
Stoke City, meanwhile have also named a pretty strong team, but the bad news for Irish fans is that Jonathan Walters starts the game from the bench.
TEAM NEWS | Here is your #SCFC Starting XI for this evening's @CapitalOne_Cup Semi-Final first leg against @LFC pic.twitter.com/1GRDXROZqM
— Stoke City FC (@stokecity) January 5, 2016
