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Brendan Rodgers Probably Won't Want To See The Reaction To Liverpool's Starting XI

Gary Reilly
By Gary Reilly
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The Liverpool starting XI to take on Real Madrid is in and, as if they weren't already facing an uphill battle, Brendan Rodgers has decided upon a strangely depleted team. It had already been reported that Steven Gerrard would be sitting out the game at the Bernabeu but the fact that he is joined by Dejan Lovren, Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Philippe Coutinho and Mario Balotelli is certainly an surprise.

Liverpool starting XI to face Real Madrid;

Mignolet; Manquillo, Toure, Skrtel, Moreno; Can, Lucas, Allen; Markovic, Lallana; Borini A case can be made for Lovren and Balotelli to be dropped but it's hard to make a rationale case for the other players except to say that Rodgers has chosen to rest over half his first choice team against possibly the best team in the world. Conversely, Real have named a fairly decent starting XI.

Unsurprisingly, there has been quite a bit of debate around Rodgers' decision. You fear for his reputation if this turns into a 5-0 or 6-0 rout.

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