Source: Team_Talk
Liverpool v Sunderland preview
Team news ahead of Saturday afternoon's Premier League clash between Liverpool and Sunderland at Anfield.[LNB] Striker Luis Suarez could play in Liverpool's opening match of the Premier League campaign despite only returning to training on Monday.[LNB]The Uruguay international's involvement in winning the Copa America prevented him from featuring in the club's pre-season but manager Kenny Dalglish will consider him for selection.[LNB]New signing Jose Enrique has declared himself fit but it remains to be seen whether Dalglish will include the defender in his squad.[LNB]Stewart Downing, Charlie Adam, Jordan Henderson and Alexander Doni are all in the squad but captain Steven Gerrard and defender Martin Skrtel are both out and full-back Glen Johnson (hamstring) faces a late fitness test.[LNB]Sunderland defender John O'Shea will have to wait to make his Premier League debut for the club after being ruled out.[LNB]The Republic of Ireland international, who joined the club from Manchester United during the summer, damaged a hamstring during pre-season and is not yet ready to resume.[LNB]Fellow new-boys Keiren Westwood, Wes Brown, Craig Gardner, David Vaughan, Sebastian Larsson, Connor Wickham and Ji Dong-won will all hope to have forced their way into manager Steve Bruce's plans, although Craig Gordon, David Meyler and Fraizer Campbell (all knee) remain on the sidelines.[LNB]Liverpool (from): Reina, Johnson, Kelly, Carragher, Agger, Kyrgiakos, Flanagan, Aurelio, Robinson, Lucas, Adam, Spearing, Henderson, Shelvey, Downing, Cole, Meireles, Rodriguez, Kuyt, Suarez, Carroll, Ngog, Doni.[LNB]Sunderland (from): Mignolet, Westwood, Bardsley, Brown, Richardson, Turner, Bramble, Ferdinand, Laing, Cattermole, Gardner, Vaughan, Colback, Elmohamady, Gyan, Sessegnon, Wickham, Ji, Cook.
