Mohamed Salah is available for Liverpool against his old club, Chelsea, but goalkeeper Alisson is sidelined. Reece James will make his long-awaited return for the visitors at Anfield.

Slot opted to leave all his South American players on the bench mindful of their long trip back to the UK following the international break. Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister and Darwin Nunez were all named among the substitutes with Dominik Szoboszlai lining up in midfield alongside Curtis Jones and the in-form Ryan Gravenberch.

Chelsea captain Reece James has recovered from injury and is available to make his season debut at Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, manager Enzo Maresca said.