Liverpool confirm one starter against Fulham as selection hint dropped for Carabao Cup semi-final

Caoimhin Kelleher will once again be in goal for Liverpool in the Carabao Cup this evening.

The Reds host Fulham in the semi-final first leg at Anfield - and are potentially 180 minutes away from reaching Wembley. Certainly, it would be a significant achievement for Jurgen Klopp's side, who went through a squad rebuild in the summer transfer window.

With Liverpool on the cusp of a final, there could be a temptation for Klopp to stick with No.1 stopper Alisson Becker. However, Kelleher has served as the Reds' stopper in the competition - and was the hero in the penalty shootout victory over Chelsea to be crowned champions two years ago.

And the Republic of Ireland international will aim to shut out Fulham and move Liverpool a step closer to an appearance at the national stadium. Assistant manager Pep Lijnders told the club's website: “Caoimh is our No.1 for this competition, so he will start tomorrow."

Liverpool will be forced into a change at right-back as Trent Alexander-Arnold has been ruled out for three weeks. He suffered a knee injury in last weekend's 2-0 FA Cup victory at Arsenal and it's likely that Conor Bradley will come into the side.

But Lijnders admits he's unsure if wholesale tweaks will be made. He added: "It’s not the same [as previous rounds] because we played two days ago away at Arsenal, so that’s one. We come from a crazy schedule in December, so we really have to see who’s ready, who can go and who is fit to go. We are really happy that we play a semi-final in January, we wanted this. So we go full in.”