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Big guns back for Liverpool


Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll all start Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final against Everton today.

Manager Kenny Dalglish recalled Gerrard, Suarez, Jamie Carragher and Daniel Agger after resting them in Tuesday’s Premier League win at Blackburn, with Stewart Downing also back and Brad Jones making his first start of the season in goal.

Everton boss David Moyes has also reverted to his strongest available line-up for the Merseyside derby at Wembley, with Tim Cahill, Nikica Jelavic, Leighton Baines, Sylvain Distin and Darron Gibson in their XI.

Liverpool: Jones, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Henderson, Gerrard, Spearing, Downing, Suarez, Carroll.

Subs: Gulacsi, Jose Enrique, Maxi, Kuyt, Shelvey, Kelly, Bellamy.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines, Osman, Gibson, Fellaini, Gueye, Cahill, Jelavic.

Subs: Hahnemann, Hibbert, Jagielka, Stracqualursi, McFadden, Coleman, Anichebe.

Referee: Howard Webb.


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