Liverpool Squad to Face Preston

Liverpool fans will get their first glimpse of Rickie Lambert back in a Red shirt today

While Rickie Lambert may be playing down his decision to come back from his summer break a week early, it has clearly reaped some rewards already, as Lambert was announced in Brendan Rodger’s first team to face Preston today.

Lambert was given the extra time off, following his international duty, along with the rest of Liverpool’s World Cup contingent but opted to return a week earlier, as he feels that, at 32, he needs the extra time to catch up with his younger team-mates. However, when he starts for Liverpool today, you’ll probably barely notice he’s only been back a week as he gets his just rewards for showing the extra commitment that Liverpool look for in a player.

Lambert will be joined today by a number of returning (and new) Reds, as Liverpool look to put the defeat to Brondby behind them and take a win with them to the US for what will promise to be a much sterner test.

Liverpool team: B Jones, Kelly, Flanagan, Skrtel, Wisdom, Lucas, Allen, Can, Coutinho, Lambert, Borini.

Substitutes: Ward, Smith, Enrique, Coady, Coates, Phillips, Robinson, Stewart, L Jones, Peterson, Suso, Rossiter, Ibe, Adorjan.