Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane will not start for Liverpool when they take on Midtjylland in Tuesday’s Champions League encounter.
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The duo as well as Roberto Firmino who have been inspirational for the reigning Premier League champions will be hoping to make their impact as substitutes against the Danish Superliga outfit.
40 - This will be the 40th time Liverpool have played a game without any of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané in the starting XI since 2015-16 - the Reds have won 41% of the fixtures in this period (W16 D16 L7). Altered.
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In place of the trio, manager Jurgen Klopp has Xherdan Shaqiri, Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi with rare starts.
Other change sees James Milner replace Georginio Wijnaldum as Diogo Jota retains his place in the starting XI after scoring the winner against Sheffield United on Saturday.
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Missing out of the English side’s squad against Brian Priske’s men are Guinea international Naby Keita and ex-Cameroon star Joel Matip owing to contrasting fitness issues.
For Midtjylland, Frank Onyeka is among the starters with goalscoring responsibility resting on the shoulders of Guinean star Sory Kaba.
Liverpool got their 2020-21 campaign to a winning start after defeating Ajax 1-0 at the Amsterdam Arena, while Midtjylland suffered a 4-0 obliteration to Serie A outfit Atalanta.