Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson will make changes for tonight's Carling Cup tie with Northampton.
Goalkeeper Brad Jones and defender Danny Wilson will make their debuts in the game as the vast majority of the Reds' stars are rested.
Hodgson is likely to give other fringe players a run-out, although he has also urged the likes of David Ngog - the club's top scorer with six goals this season - Ryan Babel and Dani Pacheco to further their claims for more first-team action.
But despite the rotation, which has already been effectively used in the Europa League, the manager insists he is taking the competition seriously.
"It's a strange game for us in a sense," he said. "It's one where we definitely need to rotate the squad having played so many games and having to play so many more before the international break.
"But on the other hand it's a competition I take very seriously and I want to have a good run in the competition. We are bothered.
"There's a responsibility on those who replace the big-name players like Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina and Jamie Carragher to name but four.
"And to be fair they've shown themselves capable of taking on that burden in a couple of European matches already.
"As we saw in the last game against Steaua Bucharest, Jay Spearing was arguably one of the best players on the field. If you never give him a chance, how do you know that?"
