Florian Wirtz starts for Liverpool as Cody Gakpo drops to the bench against Real Madrid. Wirtz has started all three of the Reds' previous Champions League fixtures this term, against Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray and Eintracht Frankfurt.

And the summer signing is handed another appearance against los Blancos, who are playing at Anfield for the second time in 12 months.

Gakpo is named among the substitutes as a result as Liverpool look to move up to nine points in the revamped group phase of the European Cup this evening.

Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch will continue to patrol the midfield with Dominik Szoboszlai encouraged to press from the front as the most advanced of the midfield trio.

Andy Robertson keeps his place at left-back over Milos Kerkez as Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk make...