Crouch partners Kuyt up front for Reds

Peter Crouch’s hat-trick heroics at the weekend against Arsenal won him a place in Liverpool’s starting line-up for the Champions League quarter-final first leg in the Philips stadium.

Boss Rafael Benitez also restored Steve Finnan and John Arne Riise to the side after being rested against the Gunners.

Fabio Aurelio kept the left-back slot and Javier Mascherano played his first Champions League game for the club.

PSV were without key defender Alex, with a hamstring injury, and striker Arouna Kone with a groin problem.

But goalkeeper Gomes and Mexican defender Carlos Salcido were both in the side, having made successful comebacks from injury at the weekend against Breda.

PSV: Gomes, Kromkamp, Da Costa, Simons, Salcido, Mendez, Vayrynen, Cocu, Culina, Farfan, Tardelli.

Subs: Moens, Kluivert, Addo, Feher, Sun, Marcellis.

Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Agger, Riise, Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso, Aurelio, Crouch, Kuyt.

Subs: Dudek, Arbeloa, Hyypia, Gonzalez, Pennant, Bellamy, Zenden.

Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)