Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun is unlikely to be risked for
the visit of Unirea Urziceni in the Europa League on Thursday night
(8.05pm).
The Israeli has not played since breaking a rib more than a
month ago in the FA Cup defeat by Reading and, although he has been
training with the squad, he may be held back for Sunday's match at
Manchester City.
January signing Maxi Rodriguez is ineligible having already
played in Europe for Atletico Madrid but defender Sotirios
Kyrgiakos, currently serving a domestic suspension that rules him
out of the trip to Eastlands, is available to face the Romanians in
the round-of-32 first-leg tie at Anfield.
Midfielder Alberto Aquilani is back after missing last
Wednesday's defeat at Arsenal through illness and, although striker
Fernando Torres is recovering well from a knee operation, he is not
yet close to a comeback.
Reds (from): Reina, Skrtel, Agger, Carragher, Kyrgiakos,
Insua, Gerrard, Lucas, Aquilani, Riera, Ngog, Kuyt, Cavalieri,
Pacheco, Spearing, Darby, Babel, Aurelio, Degen, Kelly.
