Liverpool Announce Squad For Europa League

Liverpool, due to make their Europa League bow in mid-February following their elimination from the group stage of the Champions League, have released their squad numbers for the competition.

The Reds embark on their campaign in the knock-out stages of the tournament against Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni on Thursday February 18 at Anfield.

Influential players such as talismanic captain Steven Gerrard, prolific goal-scorer Fernando Torres, and midfield anchor Javier Mascherano were all included although there was no place for Maxi Rodriguez.

The Argentine winger, who Rafael Benitez signed on a free transfer following the expiration of his deal at Atletico Madrid, is cup-tied in the Europa League due to his earlier involvement in the competition.

1 Diego Cavalieri, 2 Glen Johnson, 4 Alberto Aquilani, 5 Daniel Agger, 8 Steven Gerrard, 9 Fernando Torres, 11 Albert Riera, 12 Fabio Aurelio, 15 Yossi Benayoun, 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos, 18 Dirk Kuyt, 19 Ryan Babel, 20 Javier Mascherano, 21 Lucas, 22 Emiliano Insua, 23 Jamie Carragher, 24 David Ngog, 25 Pepe Reina, 26 Jay Spearing, 27 Philipp Degen, 28 Damien Plessis, 31 Nabil El Zhar, 32 Stephen Darby, 34 Martin Kelly, 36 Steven Irwin, 37 Martin Skrtel, 38 Robbie Threlfall, 39 Nathan Eccleston, 40 Daniel Ayala, 41 Martin Hansen, 44 David Martin, 45 Alex Kacaniklic, 46 David Amoo, 47 Daniel Pacheco, 48 Gerardo Bruna.