Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been ruled out of Tuesday night's Champions League fixture against PSV Eindhoven due to illness. The Brazilian returned to action at the weekend after nearly two months out with a muscle problem, playing the full 90 minutes in the 3-0 Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest.
Giorgi Mamardashvili will start in goal for the Reds, with manager Arne Slot expected to provide an update on Alisson's condition when he previews Sunday's trip to West Ham United on Thursday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Alexander Isak has been dropped to the bench after a quiet performance against Forest, where he touched the ball just 15 times in nearly 70 minutes. Hugo Ekitike is preferred as the central striker, with Cody Gakpo starting against his former club on the left flank and Mohamed Salah on the right.
Curtis Jones is deployed at right-back in a defence that includes Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, and Milos Kerkez, who keeps his place ahead of vice-captain Andy Robertson. Dominik Szoboszlai moves into an advanced midfield role alongside Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister.
Liverpool have lost eight of their last 11 matches in all competitions but have won three of four Champions League group-phase games, currently sitting 10th in the table. Victory this evening would lift them into the top eight.
