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11.40am GMT
Leicester make four changes to the side sent out for the goalless draw at Wolves last weekend. Jamie Vardy, Marc Albrighton, Wilfred Ndidi and Daniel Amartey replace Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Hamza Choudhury (all benched) and the stricken James Justin.
A radical change to Liverpool’s philosophy as they field a centre-back. There’s a debut for Ozan Kabak, who will play alongside Jordan Henderson, while James Milner comes into the midfield. Fabinho, who has a muscle injury, misses out altogether, while Thiago drops to the bench, supposedly not 100-percent fit.
11.31am GMT
Leicester City: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Ricardo Pereira, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.
Subs: Ward, Iheanacho, Perez, Under, Choudhury, Mendy, Fuchs, Thomas, Daley-Campbell.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Kabak, Henderson, Robertson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Thiago, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Rhys Williams, Phillips, Clarkson, Neco Williams.
10.34am GMT
This is a fixture with great symbolism for both clubs. The last time it was played, on Boxing Day 2019, Leicester still harboured hopes of the Premier League title, but Liverpool dismantled them in style, swanning their way to a 4-0 win capped by Trent Alexander-Arnold’s late forensic strike. It was arguably the signature performance of Liverpool’s title-winning campaign; for one reason or another, they’ve never quite hit the same heights since.
Leicester meanwhile will drift back to 2016, when Jamie Vardy hit that astonishing long-distance screamer over Simon Mignolet. Was there a better moment to encapsulate the verve and sheer joy of one of the greatest campaigns in the history of All Sport? The loudest bolt of lightning during a perfect storm.
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