Oxlade-Chamberlain will get 'fantastic opportunity' in League Cup match

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will make his long-awaited first start for Liverpool during Wednesday's League Cup match against Leicester City, manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed.

Since joining the Merseyside outfit from Arsenal for £40 million on transfer deadline day in August, Oxlade-Chamberlain has only managed to make three appearances as a substitute.

Klopp revealed Monday that though he's been impressed by the English international's transition to a new system, Oxlade-Chamberlain will continue to be eased into a role that suits him and the team best.

"It's a fantastic opportunity for Alex. Since he's been here it's been difficult to train on different things because it's game after game after game," the boss said in his pre-match press conference Monday.

"We sit together with him and the analysts to show him how we want him to play in this position or that position. It's worked too but there's no rush. It's really good that he's here.

"Already on the weekend he came on in a difficult situation. There was pressure and we tried to do something without giving up too many opportunities. We took a lot of risk in this game and he was involved in it and did really well."

Klopp added that goalkeeper Danny Ward and midfielder Marko Grujic will also get a chance to feature in the starting XI.