Philippe Coutinho is included in Liverpool’s matchday squad for the first time this season, while Mohamed Salah has shaken off illness to start against Sevilla in the Champions League Group E opener.
The Brazilian, who agitated for a move to Barcelona, missed the club’s opening five fixtures of 2017-18 with a back injury that faded on international duty.
Coutinho 2/1 to score v Sevilla
Upon his return to Merseyside, it was decided he would sit out Saturday’s visit of Manchester City that ended in a 5-0 defeat in order to undertake extra sessions.