Steven Gerrard's shin injury means he will not travel with the squad, but will hopefully be fit for Saturday's game at Fulham.
Sami Hyypia will return to the centre of defence to maintain a remarkable record of not having missed a minute of European football for Liverpool since the Champions League game with Borussia Dortmund in October 2001 - a stretch spanning 4,740 minutes (79 hours) of football.