Daniel Sturridge is back into the starting eleven for Liverpool after impressing in his cameos for the injured Jordan Henderson.
Elsewhere, Jurgen Klopp has chosen not to rest any of the players started in a 1-0 win over Manchester City at Anfield, less than 44 hours before their trip to Stadium of Light.
Confirmed #LFC squad to face @SunderlandAFC #SUNLIV pic.twitter.com/yfBx2bKOSO
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 2, 2017
#LFC substitutes v @SunderlandAFC: Karius, Moreno, Lucas, Origi, Stewart, Alexander-Arnold, Ejaria #SUNLIV
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 2, 2017
#SAFC make three changes to the starting XI for today’s game against @lfc… #SUNLIV pic.twitter.com/IKNMsljYHZ
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) January 2, 2017
For Sunderland, David Moyes makes three changes to the side that lost haplessly to Burnley over the weekend.