Mohamed Salah returns to the starting line-up for Liverpool’s lunchtime clash with Newcastle United at Anfield.

The Egyptian replaces James Milner in the XI in the only change to the team deployed at Leeds United on Monday night.

Curtis Jones is back on the substitutes’ bench following injury.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Kabak, Robertson, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Mane, Salah, Jota, Firmino.

Subs: Adrian, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, R. Williams, N. Williams.