Liverpool assistant manager Colin Pascoe admits squad rotation is likely to play a significant part in their Europa League campaign - starting at Hearts tomorrow night. Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez, Martin Skrtel and Glen Johnson have all been left behind on Merseyside to rest ahead of Sunday's visit of Manchester City. That means some fringe players will be involved in the Europa League qualifying play-off at Tynecastle and Pascoe accepted that would be the case this season if they successfully progressed from the two-legged tie. He said: "That's the way you've got to look at it. With the squad and the players we have got here it's fantastic so you have to rotate the players because you play on a Saturday, then a Thursday and a Sunday, so it's an opportunity for all the players to perform. One minute you are in the Europa League and the next we will be playing Manchester City, then it's the second leg against Hearts followed by Arsenal. There are some fantastic games and teams who you want to play against. These are games we can't wait for.'' Despite the squad being weakened by the absence of that key quartet, Pascoe insists they will not be taking Hearts lightly. He said: "Every game you put a shirt on for Liverpool FC is very important. There will be a full house up in Scotland and all of the boys are looking forward to it. It's one of those banana skins and it's a great pull for them to play Liverpool. It's two legs and we are going to be positive and try to win the tie up there and then bring them back to Anfield for the same again.'' Left-back Jose Enrique, who missed Saturday's defeat at West Brom with a knee injury, is also absent, along with Joe Cole who came off injured at The Hawthorns. New signing Oussama Assaidi is ineligible as he featured for former club Heerenveen in an earlier round. Midfielder Jordan Henderson may be given a run-out in Edinburgh and he is looking to find a way back into the team having been left on the bench at West Brom. Henderson had a difficult first campaign at Anfield last season but believes he has learned from the experience. He said: "I think there were a lot of positives to be taken out of my first full season. Admittedly there were also a lot of ups and downs but I learnt a lot and I became a man in that time. I've just got to use all the experience that I gained in that year and hopefully this can be a better year for me. Obviously all of us players are disappointed if we haven't played very well or we've got beat but you've just got to go away and stay positive and keep training hard, keep working hard and eventually it will come right for you.'' Peter Enckelman could be making his Hearts debut against Liverpool after first-choice goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald's pregnant partner was admitted to hospital this morning. MacDonald was due to become a father more than a week ago and his attendance for the Europa League play-off first leg at Tynecastle remains in doubt. Former Aston Villa goalkeeper Enckelman, who was released by St Johnstone at the end of last season, signed for Hearts on Friday after back-up Mark Ridgers was ruled out for three months with a knee injury and he could be in line for a glamour bow. Hearts manager John McGlynn said: "I got a text from Jamie. His partner is in the hospital and has been since four o'clock this morning (Wednesday) but there is no baby yet. It's looking more like it will happen today. Jamie came in later yesterday, his partner went into hospital yesterday morning but they were sent home. We just need to play it by ear and see, when the baby does arrive, how Jamie is feeling, and then make a decision.'' Enckelman has been training alone all summer but McGlynn has no major concern over putting the Finn in if necessary. The Hearts manager said: "He's an experienced keeper and he played a lot in the SPL last season. Peter has played down in England with Aston Villa, Blackburn and Wigan. I wouldn't have any great fears, it's just that he has not been doing a lot of training.'' Hearts captain and centre-back Marius Zaliuks is set to play despite suffering a dead leg during Saturday's 2-2 draw with Inverness. McGlynn said: "I think he is going to be okay. He trained yesterday and as long as he comes through today again without getting a knock on it, he'll be fine."
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