Christian Benteke starts up front for Liverpool against Sunderland this evening as Jürgen Klopp makes a single change to his line-up at the Stadium of Light.

The Belgian grabbed the winner at home to Leicester City on Boxing Day and replaces the injured Divock Origi in the north east.

Elsewhere, the Reds are unchanged from their previous outing as they seek to end 2015 with back-to-back victories.

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Can, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Firmino, Benteke.

Substitutes: Bogdan, Toure, Randall, Lucas, Smith, Teixeira, Ibe.