HOME GROUND: Anfield

MANAGER: Brendan Rogers

LAST SEASON STATS

PREMIER LEAGUE: 8th

FA CUP: Runners-up

LEAGUE CUP: Winners

EUROPE: Did not qualify

TOP SCORER (all comps): Luis Suarez, 17 

SQUAD

KEEPERS 1 Brad Jones 25 Pepe Reina 32 Doni 42 Peter Gulacsi DEFENDERS 2 Glen Johnson 3 Jose Enrique 5 Daniel Agger 16 Sebastian Coates     22 Danny Wilson 23 Jamie Carragher 34 Martin Kelly 35 Conor Coady 37 Martin Skrtel 38 Jon Flanagan

MIDFIELDERS 8 Steven Gerrard 10 Joe Cole 14 Jordan Henderson     19 Stewart Downing 20 Jay Spearing 21 Lucas Leiva 26 Charlie Adam 30 Suso 31 Raheem Sterling 33 Jonjo Shelvey

STRIKERS 7 Luis Suarez 9 Andy Carroll 29 Fabio Borini 36 Nathan Eccleston

STAR MAN: LUIS SUAREZ

What an absolutely massive season for Suarez – he owes Reds fans after last season’s dramas and he knows it’s time for him to deliver the goals to guarantee European football

NEW HIT: FABIO BORINI

Boss Brendan Rodgers has promised fans that Borini will get goals, but it’s his defender-hustling that will cause most havoc – he’ll be the perfect partner for Suarez

SUMMER TRANSFERS

IN: Fabio Borini (Roma, £10m)

OUT: Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina, £7m), Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbahce, £1m), Fabio Aurelio (Gremio, free), David Amoo (Preston North End, free), Stephen Darby (Bradford, free), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys, free)

STRONGEST LINE-UP

[GK] REINA
[RB] JOHNSON
[CB] SKRTEL
[CB] AGGER
[LB] ENRIQUE
[DMF] LUCAS
[CMF] HENDERSON
[CMF] GERRARD
[RW] DOWNING
[LW] SUAREZ
[CF] BORINI

4-1-4-1

Style: Possession football with quick bursts down the wings

TOP THREE TWITTER STARS

1 LUIS SUAREZ -  990,295 followers

Follow @luis16suarez

2 GLEN JOHNSON - 590,137 followers

Follow @glen_johnson

3 LUCAS LEIVA- 573,642 followers

Follow @LucasLeiva87

RATINGS

DEFENCE: 8

MIDFIELD: 7

ATTACK: 7

OVERALL: 7

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