Joe Allen replaces Raheem Sterling in the only change to the Liverpool line-up by Brendan Rodgers for the Barclays Premier League clash against Southampton on Saturday.

The Welshman starts a league fixture for the first time since suffering an injury in the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on December 29.

Otherwise, the boss has selected exactly the same starting XI that dramatically downed Swansea City last Sunday.

The Reds' XI in full: Mignolet, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Flanagan, Gerrard, Allen, Henderson, Coutinho, Sturridge, Suarez.

Substitutes: Jones, Toure, Cissokho, Moses, Aspas, Sterling, Teixeira.

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