Ludogorets vs Liverpool team news: Kolo Toure, Jordan Henderson and Lucas Leiva start as Brendan Rodgers makes three changes

Rodgers makes three changes for crucial clash against Bulgarian minnows

Tom Sheen
Wednesday 26 November 2014 14:37 EST
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Brendan Rodgers has made three changes to the Liverpool team that were beaten by Crystal Palace at the weekend.

Kolo Toure comes in for Dejan Lovren at centre-back, Jordan Henderson returns from injury and Lucas Leiva starts to add more protection in midfield.

The team is a much more defensive one than what Liverpool played at Selhurst Park, with Rodgers dropping attacking midfielders Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho to the bench.

The Reds are desperate for a win in the group after three consecutive defeats to Basel and Real Madrid, twice, left them with just three points from four matches so far.

Rodgers knows he needs a win here and to get a positive result when Basel visit Anfield in the final game of the group.

LINE-UPS:

Ludogorets: Stoyanov, Minev, Moti, Terziev, Caicara, Alexandrov, Espinho, Abalo, Dyakov, Marcelinho, Misidjan.

Liverpool: Mignolet, Manquillo, Skrtel, Toure, Johnson, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Gerrard, Sterling, Lambert.

Subs: Jones, Lovren, Coutinho, Moreno, Lallana, Borini, Can.

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