Team News: Mario Balotelli makes Liverpool debut

Mario Balotelli makes his Liverpool debut for the visit to Tottenham Hotspur this afternoon.

The Italian striker was signed for £16m from AC Milanon Monday, and will line up alongside Daniel Sturridge for the trip to White Hart Lane.

Javi Manquillo comes in for the injured Glen Johnson, while Mamadou Sakho replaces Martin Skrtel.

Meanwhile Erik Lamela starts for Spurs, while Nabil Bentaleb is selected in midfield in an unchanged team from the one that beat Queens Park Rangers 4-0 last weekend.

Spurs: Lloris; Dier, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Rose; Bentaleb, Capoue; Chadli, Eriksen, Lamela; Adebayor

Liverpool: Mignolet; Manquillo, Moreno, Lovren, Sakho; Gerrard, Allen, Henderson; Sterling, Sturridge, Balotelli.

You can catch live commentary of the game here.