Team News: Daniel Sturridge named on Liverpool bench

Liverpool have named Daniel Sturridge on the bench for their Premier League match against Stoke City this afternoon.

The striker has been out injured and returns to matchday action for the first time since November.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has made a total of six changes, with Simon Mignolet, Glen Johnson, Martin Skrtel, Lucas Leiva and Philippe Coutinho all returning.

Meanwhile, Stoke have Jonathan Walters and Peter Crouch in their lineup, but Oussama Assaidi is unable to feature against his parent club.

Stoke City: Butland; Cameron, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters; Walters, Nzonzi, Adam, Whelan, Arnautovic; Crouch

Liverpool: Mignolet; Johnson, Cissokho, Skrtel, Toure; Lucas, Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho; Suarez

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