Liverpool open their Europa League encounter on Thursday night against Switzerland side Young Boys and the Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is ready to make a sacrifice by dropping two of his best players in-order to give them a rest for Sunday’s heavy weight clash against bitter rivals Manchester United.
Gerrard and Suarez will miss out the Europa encounterRodgers wants to have a fresh team ahead of the Sunday’s game so he wants to give rest for his important players who will be worn out if they have to play two matches in the space of three days. The decision to leave the stars in the bench comes back of a disappointing loss to Arsenal two weeks ago, when the played just two days after qualifying for the group stages of the Europa league.
This probably will give chance for the youngsters to shine and Rodgers have called upon teenage prodigies Samed Yesil and Suso for the trip to Bern. Summer signing Oussama Assaidi could also make his first appearance for the club following his £2.5million move from Heerenveen just before the transfer window closed.
Probable Liverpool team v Young Boys
Jones; Wisdom, Carragher, Skrtel, Robinson; Suso, Henderson, Sahin; Assaidi, Yesil, Downing.
Probable Liverpool team v United
Reina; Kelly, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson; Gerrard, Allen, Sahin; Borini, Suarez, Sterling.