Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has travelled to Russia with a full-strength squad for today’s Europa League tie against Rubin Kazan.
Striker Christian Benteke, a goalscoring substitute in the 3-1 win at Chelsea on Saturday, is in the party along with all the others who were involved in the victory at Stamford Bridge.
Youngsters Pedro Chirivella, Cameron Brannagan and back-up goalkeeper Ryan Fulton are in-cluded but midfielder Joao Teixeira is ineligible and defender Connor Randall, who made his debut against Bournemouth last week, has not travelled.
Klopp’s policy is different to those of predecessor Brendan Rodgers, who on the club’s only other European trip this season left six senior players at home when they flew to Bordeaux in September.
He named a strong side for his first European game at home to the Russians and looks set to do the same in the return fixture.
Liverpool, who have had three successive 1-1 draws in Europe this season, at the very least have to avoid defeat in Kazan if they are to avoid a tricky conclusion to their Group B campaign.
Group A
19.00: Ajax vs Fenerbahce; Celtic vs Molde.
Standings: Molde 7; Fenerbahce 4; Celtic, Ajax 2.
Group B
19.00: Rubin Kazan vs Liverpool; Sion vs Bordeaux.
Standings: Sion 7; Liverpool 3; Bordeaux, Rubin 2.
Group C
19.00: Bor. Dortmund vs FK Qabala; FC Krasnodar vs PAOK.
Standings: Bor. Dortmund 7; Kras-nodar 4; PAOK 3; Qabala 1.
Group D
19.00: Club Brugge vs Legia Warsaw; Napoli vs FC Midtjylland.
Standings: Napoli 9; FC Midtjylland 6; Legia Warsaw, Club Brugge 1.
Group E
19.00: Dinamo Minsk vs Villarreal; Viktoria Plzen vs Rapid Vienna.
Standings: Rapid Vienna 9; Villarreal 6; Viktoria Plzen 3; Dinamo Minsk 0.
Group F
19.00: Groningen vs Slovan Liberec; Marseille vs Braga.
Standings: Braga 9; Slovan Liberec 4; Marseille 3; Groningen 1.
Group G
21.05: Rosenborg vs Lazio; Saint-Etienne vs Dnipro.
Standings: Lazio 7; Saint-Etienne, Dnipro 4; Rosenborg 1.
Group H
17.00: Besiktas vs Lok. Moscow.
21.05: Skenderbeu vs S. Lisbon.
Standings: Lok. Moscow 7; Besiktas 5; Sporting Lisbon 4; Skenderbeu 0.
Group I
21.05: Belenenses vs Basel; Lech Poznan vs Fiorentina.
Standings: Basel 6; Lech Poznan, Belenenses 4; Fiorentina 3.
Group J
17.00: Qarabag FK vs Monaco.
21.05: Tottenham vs Anderlecht.
Standings: Monaco 5; Tottenham, Anderlecht 4; Qarabag FK 3.
Group K
21.05: Asteras Tripolis vs APOEL Nicosia; Sparta Prague vs Schalke.
Standings: Schalke 7; Sparta Prague 5; APOEL Nicosia 3; Asteras 1.
Group L
21.05: Athletic Bilbao vs Partizan; Augsburg vs AZ Alkmaar.
Standings: Partizan, A. Bilbao 6; AZ Alkmaar, Augsburg 3.