GOOD EVENING FROM MILAN
Welcome to our live coverage of the Champions League encounter between AC Milan and Liverpool at the San Siro.
The Reds are already through to the Last 16 and will be seeded after comfortably winning Group B, which was initially dubbed the ‘group of death’.
Therefore, Kop boss Jurgen Klopp is expected to heavily rotate his side and offer opportunities to a few fringe players.
Divock Origi looks set to be rewarded for his late winner against Wolves, which reminded many of his Barcelona and Tottenham antics, with a start.
Joe Gomez and Naby Keita are expected to be on the bench after returning to training last week but James Milner has been ruled out due to suspension.
Milan manager Stefano Pioli, on the other hand, is dealing with quite an injury headache heading to this crucial match.
Pietro Pellegri, Rafael Leao, Olivier Giroud, Samu Castillejo and Ante Rebic are all out with a muscle injury whereas Davide Calabria is nursing a calf problem.
Simon Kjaer is expected to be out for the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery to repair damaged ligaments.
But Mike Maignan is back to full fitness and former Manchester United superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to lead the attack
