Croatian defender Dejan Lovren has been named in the Liverpool starting lineup for the Reds' opening Premier League fixture against his former club Southampton.

The centre-half partners Martin Skrtel at the back as Javier Manquillo makes his debut for the home side at right-back. Another ex-Saint, Rickie Lambert, is on the bench.

For the Saints, there are four debutants - Fraser Forster, Ryan Bertrand, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle - in their starting XI.

Morgan Schneiderlin is also chosen to start, despite rumours of a potential move away this summer.

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Liverpool: Mignolet; Manquillo, Skrtel, Lovren, Johnson; Gerrard, Lucas, Henderson; Coutinho, Sterling; Sturridge
Subs: Jones, Toure, Sakho, Allen, Ibe, Can, Lambert

Southampton: Forster; Clyne, Fonte, Yoshida, Bertrand; Wanyama, Schneiderlin; S. Davis, Ward-Prowse, Tadic; Pelle
Subs: K. Davis, Long, Taider, Cork, Hooiveld, Isgrove, Stephens