Diouf makes home debut

New striker El Hadji Diouf was given his home league debut in a three-man Liverpool front line which included Emile Heskey, left on the bench in last weekend’s 1-0 opening day victory at Aston Villa.

Stephane Henchoz, who suffered a groin injury in Switzerland’s midweek win over Austria, had recovered to play while Dietmar Hamann - who missed Germany’s match on Wednesday with an ankle problem - was also fit.