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TEAMS: Gerrard BENCHED, Lucas & Toure return, Mignolet retains place, Adam in for Stoke
LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers is desperate to finish off a nightmare November with a win over Stoke this afternoon, and has dropped Steven Gerrard on the 16th anniversary since making his debut.
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The Northern Irishman has received a great deal of criticism after his team's recent barren streak, but has selected a strong first-eleven to get things back on track.
Simon Mignolet retains his place between the sticks despite pressure on Rodgers to replace him with Brad Jones.
Meanwhile Stoke will hope to erase the memory of their surprising 2-1 defeat to Burnley last week, and are known to play better away from home.
Simon Mignolet has received criticism for his latest performances
Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Enrique, Skrtel, Toure, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Coutinho, Sterling, Lambert
Subs: Jones, Lovren, Moreno, Lallana, Gerrard, Markovic, Can
Stoke: Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters; Nzonzi, Sidwell; Arnautovic, Bojan, Walters; Diouf
Subs: Butland; Whelan, Muniesa, Adam, Ireland, Crouch, Shenton