Wojciech Szczesny has been dropped for his smoking incident at Southampton, while Bojan Krkic is back for Stoke City against his former Barcelona teammate Alexis Sanchez.
Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool made it clear they believe Gerrard has little left to offer the club on the field, but the 36-year-old wanted to soldier on for his boyhood club.
Alan Pardew secured a dominant 4-0 victory in his debut as Crystal Palace manager, while Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Stoke City were all made to sweat it out.
Brendan Rodgers has constantly insisted that Divock Origi will be staying in France this entire season, but reports are suggesting he will be brought to Anfield sooner than anticipated.