Brendan Rogers has definitely brought the winning spirit at Anfield and the Reds look to establish their hold in the Premier League, which seems to be slipping for some years now. The loss of Luis Suarez would be pretty hard to swallow, but with a shrewd piece of business n the transfer market, Rodgers has managed to acquire a lot of new raw talent that Liverpool need.
With new maverick striker Mario Ballotelli teaming up with Daniuel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling, Liverpool have bared all their fangs and are ready to go for the kill.
Premier League squad rules
- A club cannot have more than 17 foreign players who don’t fall under the 'Home Grown Player' status.
- A club can name as many U-21s as they like, even over and above the limit of 25 players.
- To qualify as a home-grown player, a player must have been registered with any club tied to the Football Association or Football Association of Wales for at least three whole seasons or 36 months, all before they turn 21. However, it does not have to have been in one continuous stretch.
25-man squad list
(‘*’ signifies home grown players)
Goalkeepers: Simon Mignolet, Bradley Jones*
Defenders: Glen Johnson*, Dejan Lovren, Alberto Moreno, Martin Skrtel, Mamadou Sakho, Kolo Toure, Jose Enrique
Midfielders: Philippe Coutinho, Steven Gerrard*, Jordan Henderson*, Joe Allen*, Lucas Leiva, Adam Lallana
Attackers: Mario Balotelli, Rickie Lambert*, Fabio Borini*, Daniel Sturridge*
U-21 players who have made first team appearances: Raheem Sterling, Javier Manquillo, Lazar Markovic, Emre Can, Divock Origi