Liverpool v Everton – Agger and Maxi start

Alberto Aquilani, Albert Riera and Martin Skrtel all drop to the bench to make way for the three changes Rafa Benitez has made to the starting line-up for the latest derby.

Daniel Agger returns to the back four where Jamie Carragher again starts at right-back, Lucas returns to the midfield alongside Mascherano.

Maxi Rodriguez also starts, presumably helping Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard support David Ngog up front.

Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Agger, Insua, Lucas, Mascherano, Kuyt, Gerrard, Maxi, Ngog
Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Riera, Aurelio, Babel, Degen, Skrtel

Everton: Howard, Baines, Heitinga, Distin, Neville, Donovan, Cahill, Pienaar, Osman, Fellaini, Saha
Subs: Nash, Senderos, Coleman, Bilyaletdinov, Arteta, Yakubu, Anichebe

Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistant referees: David Richardson & Darren Cann
Fourth official: Andre Marriner