Former Liverpool man Fabio Borini plays against his old club for Sunderland, partnering Jermain Defoe up front. Vito Mannone continues in goal.

Sunderland XI: Mannone, Jones, Coates, Brown, Van Aanholt, Cattermole, M'Vila, Rodwell, Johnson, Borini, Defoe.

Liverpool give a start to striker Christian Benteke with fellow Belgian Divock Origi missing out. There's no sign of Daniel Sturridge either. Mamadou Sakho partners Dejan Lovren in central defence.

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Can, Henderson, Lallana, Firmino, Coutinho, Benteke

Right then, no messing about. The teams are in...

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Hands up who wasn't excited about the prospect of seeing some gegenpressing football in the Premier League when Jurgen Klopp was appointed?

The prospect of a high-pressing team chasing down players like a pack of wolves certainly was exciting, and we've seen it occasionally - Liverpool's win at Manchester City comes to mind.

But the system has its Kryptonite, which comes in the form of long ball football and, apparently, the wind.

That doesn't bode well for some gegenpressing at Sunderland tonight...

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Usually around this time of year, Jurgen Klopp is probably more accustomed to being sat in front of a log fire, hugging a steaming glass of Gluehwein and enjoying the benefits of managing in a country with a winter break.

Instead, he is up in the North East, about to step out into temperatures just a few degrees above freezing, while a storm once again batters the country.

Since Klopp arrived, Liverpool have been consistently inconsistent, and a reason for that, according to the German,, external is the weather.

Moaning about the weather Jurgen? Seems like you are settling into life in England just nicely....