Divock Origi starts up front for Nottingham Forest against his former club as Nuno Espirito Santo makes four changes to the side beaten 1-0 by Manchester United in the FA Cup on Wednesday.
That means Taiwo Awoniyi, also formerly of Liverpool, has to make do with a place on the bench.
Goalkeeper Matz Sels, Andrew Omobamidele, Nicolas Dominguez and Callum Hudson-Odoi all come into the starting XI.
Ibrahim Sangare is back on the bench.
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, N Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo, Yates, Dominguez, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Origi.
Substitutes: Turner, Sangare, Kouyate, Awoniyi, Felipe, Niakhate, Danilo, Ribeiro, Gardner.
Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai are among the substitutes as they return to the Liverpool squad after injury.
Jurgen Klopp makes four changes to the side that started the 3-0 FA Cup win over Southampton with Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz coming in.
Wataru Endo is also available again and is on the bench alongside Wednesday night’s teenage goalscorers Lewis Koumas and Jayden Danns.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gomez, Clark, Mac Allister, Elliott, Diaz, Gakpo.
Substitutes: Adrian, Endo, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Tsimikas, McConnell, Koumas, Danns, Quansah.