Harvey Davies starts in goal for the Reds in the 2pm BST kick-off, while Prince Cisse is named in defence by Rob Page.

And Will Wright returns to the XI in attack at Kingsmeadow.

Liverpool U21s: Davies, Cisse, Pitt, Lucky, Ndiaye, Trueman, O’Connor, Laffey, Danns, Sonni-Lambie, W. Wright.

Subs: Ayman, Hall, Cowley, Upton, Onanuga, Bradshaw, P. Farkas.