Mohammed Sissoko is out for the season with his eye injury, while Daniel Agger is expected to replace Jamie Carragher who is suspended for the early afternoon game.
Robbie Fowler is ineligible following his transfer from City last month, but Steven Gerrard will return to the side after recovering from the dead leg that kept him out of the starting 11 on Tuesday night.
Team (from): Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Traore, Agger, Riise, Warnock, Luis Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso, Hamann, Kewell, Cisse, Crouch, Morientes, Dudek, Kromkamp.
