Liverpool Legends team confirmed vs Borussia Dortmund as Steven Gerrard starts

Liverpool takes on Borussia Dortmund at Anfield in a Legends game on Saturday with Jurgen Klopp returning to the Anfield dugout for the first time

Liverpool Legends' team pose for a picture

Liverpool will welcome back Jurgen Klopp to Anfield as the former boss takes part in Saturday's Legends game against Borussia Dortmund.

Klopp will be part of the Reds' managerial team for the charity encounter against another of his former clubs, alongside fellow Liverpool icons Sir Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush and John Aldridge.

It is a star-studded squad for Liverpool for the game at Anfield, with iconic former skipper Steven Gerrard captaining the side from the start. There are plenty of familiar faces including more recent players from Klopp's tenure, and those who won many more trophies during their respective Liverpool careers.

The likes of Thiago and Martin Skrtel played under Klopp during his Liverpool tenure, while there are also starts for Sami Hyypia, Jerzy Dudek and Ryan Babel.

Elsewhere, fan favorites Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt and Pepe Reina are among the substitutes but will certainly get a run out at some point.

Ahead of the game, Klopp offered his verdict on Mohamed Salah's exit, after the Egyptian confirmed he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

“This specific kind of player is irreplaceable,” opined Klopp, clad once again in red with a Liverpool bird on his chest.

Jurgen Klopp has returned to Liverpool(Image: Iain Watts )

“That’s always how it is. There will be a void that somebody will fill. It’s always in our minds how much time, how much space – yeah, how much time do we give to whoever is going to play there in whatever system the manager will play. But the specific player, Mo Salah?

“I’m not sure there is even another one existing out there. There are other people playing on that wing with different strengths, different qualities, but it is the numbers he produces – they are unmatched from that position.

“I don’t know if there was ever any player who had that [from there]. The numbers for a winger are ridiculous. For a striker they are pretty much unmatched. That’s how it is. So, if it is impossible, why should you try?”

Liverpool XI: Dudek, Wright, Skrtel, Hyypia, Klavan, Aurelio, Spearing, Biscan, Thiago, Gerrard, Babel

Subs: Reina, Westerveld, Vignal, Kelly, Benayoun, Schillgard, Smicer, Riera, Sinama-Pongolle, Pennant, Gonzalez, Crouch, Downie, Kuyt.