Galatasaray v Liverpool: Teams confirmed as Isak and Salah start on bench
Liverpool make changes for tough trip
Record signing Alexander Isak is on the bench alongside Mo Salah as Liverpool face a tricky trip to Turkey.
Liverpool have never won in Istanbul against Galatasaray – but it is of course home to one of their most famous nights.
Here’s how the sides line up.
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Galatasaray team news
Key striker Victor Osimhen is fit to start, while former Premier League players Sanchez, Torreira, Lemina and Gundogan make it a familiar line-up.
Galatasaray XI: Ugurcan Çakir, Ismail Jakobs, Abdülkerim Bardakci, Davinson Sánchez, Wilfried Singo, Lucas Torreira, Mario Lemina, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Ilkay Gündogan, Yunus Akgün, Victor Osimhen
Liverpool team news
Hugo Ekitike starts in attack with fellow big signing Florian Wirtz hoping to make an impact. Curtis Jones comes into midfield and Jeremie Frimpong gets the nod at right-back.
Isak is joined on the bench by Mo Salah, who is left out when fit for the first time in a long time.
Liverpool XI: Alisson Becker, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Jeremie Frimpong, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitiké