Utrecht v Liverpool preview

29 September 2010 12:31
Team news for Thursday night's Europa League Group K clash between Utrecht and Liverpool at the Stadion Galgenwaard (kick-off 6pm BST).[LNB] Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is set to make his first Europa League appearance of the season but captain Steven Gerrard has not made the trip to Holland.[LNB]Gerrard and defender Daniel Agger are the only two senior players left at home as manager Roy Hodgson names a strong squad for their second Group K fixture.[LNB]Agger's absence, coupled with Paul Konchesky's hamstring injury and Fabio Aurelio's on-going Achilles tendon problem, means Martin Kelly is likely to be forced into action as an emergency left-back.[LNB]Holland forward Dirk Kuyt, who made a comeback from a shoulder injury at the weekend, is set to face his former club.[LNB]Liverpool (from): Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Carragher, Kelly, Poulsen, Lucas, Meireles, Kuyt, Cole, Torres, Jones, Kyrgiakos, Shelvey, Rodriguez, Spearing, Babel, Jovanovic, Eccleston, Ngog.

Source: Team_Talk