Liverpool team vs AC Milan confirmed as Cody Gakpo starts and Dominik Szoboszlai decision made

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has made two changes to his starting XI after the 1-0 defeat at Anfield against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League over the weekend. The Reds are about to take on AC Milan in the Champions League .

Alisson Becker retains his place in goal while the back four includes Trent Alexander-Arnold , Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson. Jarell Quansah and Kostas Tsimikas are among the options on the bench.

Dominik Szoboszlai , who was poor against Nottingham Forest, keeps his place in the side. He is alongside Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch in the center of the field. Wataru Endo and Curtis Jones are the midfield options who could impact the game from the sidelines alongside Tyler Morton.

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Mohamed Salah keeps his place on the right of the Liverpool attack while Federico Chiesa is named among the substitutes. Darwin Nunez is among the subs again but Cody Gakpo comes in for Luis Diaz .

"I think it is the first time that my birthday is not so important!" Slot said during his press conference Monday. "It's a big game also for me, but it's a big game for us too because it's the first game [of the Champions League].

"It's the next game and the next game is always the most important one, as you know. But because of the history that these two teams have and the venue where it's played in — it's one to look forward to."

Liverpool team vs AC Milan in full: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jota, Gakpo. Substitutes: Jaros, Kelleher, Bradley, Gomez, Robertson , Quansah, Endo, Morton, Jones, Diaz, Nunez, Chiesa.