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Sadio Mane benched, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starts for Liverpool away at Bournemouth

Pete Sharland

Updated 17/12/2017 at 17:04 GMT

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starts for Liverpool away at AFC Bournemouth with Sadio Mane dropping to the bench.

Liverpool’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain applauds fans after the match

Image credit: Reuters

In midweek Jurgen Klopp started all four of Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Philippe Coutinho but his team failed to break down West Brom at home, drawing 0-0.
The Senegal international is rested as Oxlade-Chamberlain gets a rare start for the Reds.
Elsewhere Simon Mignolet returns in goal whilst captain Jordan Henderson comes back in for the suspended Emre Can, with Joe Gomez replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back.
Adam Lallana and Danny Ings are both on the bench as they continue their comebacks from injury.
Eddie Howe changes his entire midfield from the 1-0 defeat to Manchester United with Jordon Ibe, Lewis Cook, Andrew Surman and Marc Pugh all coming in.
Teams in full
Bournemouth - Begovic, Smith, Francis, Ake, Daniels, Ibe, Cook, Surman, Pugh, King, Defoe.
Liverpool - Mignolet, Gomez, Lovren, Klavan, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino.
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