Jurgen Klopp has handed new arrival Virgil van Dijk his debut in a Liverpool shirt as the Reds face Everton at Anfield in the third round of the FA Cup.
Liverpool fans will be excited to see how their record signing – the most expensive defender in footballing history – fares in his home debut. Elsewhere, Andrew Robertson returns to the left side of the defence, with Joel Matip set to partner van Dijk and Joe Gomez making up the numbers in the back-four.
Derby day team news…@VirgilvDijk makes his #LFC debut. pic.twitter.com/oUkuYnZhLJ
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 5, 2018
Sadio Mane’s return to fitness provides a much needed boost to Jurgen Klopp, with the manager starting the attacker against Everton.
