Liverpool will give reserve team captain David Raven a first team run-out in the Carling Cup tie at Crystal Palace and may even have club captain Steven Gerrard back.
The 20-year-old Raven, also the England Youth captain, will probably play at right back – the position he was used in last season for two previous Carling Cup ties, including the memorable quarter-final victory at Spurs.
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