Alonso, Gerrard and Kuyt start for Legends against Bayern

Xabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard reunite in midfield, while Dirk Kuyt starts up front, as Liverpool FC Legends face Bayern Munich.

Player-manager Ian Rush has named a stellar starting XI for the charity clash at Anfield, which kicks off at 3pm GMT and is available to watch free on Liverpoolfc.com, LFCTV (Sky channel 429 and Virgin Media channel 544) and Facebook.

Liverpool Legends XI: Dudek, McAteer, Carragher, Agger, Riise, Alonso, McManaman, Gerrard, Kuyt, Fowler, Owen.

Substitutes: Aldridge, Babb, Berger, Garcia, Hamann, James, Kvarme, McAllister, Rush, Smicer.

The visitors’ line-up features a host of familiar names, too, with the firepower of the likes of Giovane Elber, Roy Makaay and Luca Toni in attack.

Bayern XI: Butt, Lizarazu, Demichelis, Ze Roberto, Tarnat, Matthaus, Makaay, Zickler, Sergio, Toni, Elber.

Substitutes: Zimmermann, Van Buyten, Pflugler, Witezcek, Gospodarek, Alonso, Ottl, Sternkopf, Misimovic.

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