Liverpool vs Exeter team news: Jurgen Klopp retain faith in youngsters for replay, Christian Benteke starts

Jose Enrique captains the home side on only his second start of the season

Jurgen Klopp (GETTY IMAGES)

Jurgen Klopp has retained faith in the youngsters who claimed a 2-2 draw against Exeter City at St James Park two weeks ago, with only a handful of senior players starting in tonight's replay.

Simon Mignolet is in goal ahead of Adam Bogdan, whose howlers in the first meeting gifted the Grecians a trip to Anfield. Christian Benteke, who also played a fortnight ago, retains his place and Joe Allen also starts.

Tiago Ilori and Jose Enrique, tonight's captain, make up the central defensive pairing while Jordon Ibe, who was unavailable through injury a fortnight ago, is selected on the wing.

The outgoing Jerome Sinclair is one of several junior players to be named on the bench.

Aside from Bogdan, Jon Flanagan is the most senior substitute. The full-back has not played for the club's first team since the 2013/14 following a knee injury.

Clinton Morrison, formerly of Birmingham City, Crystal Palace and the Republic of Ireland, starts for Exeter.

The Grecians make three changes from their 3-1 away win against Leyton Orient at the weekend.

Line-ups

Liverpool: Mignolet, Randall, Ilori, Enrique, Smith, Brannagan, Allen, Stewart, Ibe, Teixeira, Benteke

Substitutes: Bogdan, Flanagan, Kent, Sinclair, Ojo, Maguire, Chirivella

Exeter City: Olejnik, Butterfield, Woodman, Ribeiro, Oakley, Holmes, Davies, Morrison, Nicholls, Moore-Taylor, Brown.

Substitutes: McAllister, Hoskins, Hamon, Tillson, Nichols, Grant, Wheeler.