Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will wear the famous Reds jersey for the first time since his departure from the club when he leads a star-studded team of former players against an Australian Legends lineup at ANZ Stadium in Sydney early next year.
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Former Liverpool FC stars Jamie Carragher, Ian Rush, Didi Hamann and John Arne Riise are also among the side, which will be announced in full in the weeks leading up the match on January 7.
Taking charge of coaching duties will be Gerard Houllier, who led the side between 1998 and 2004.
The famous Reds will take on an Australian team featuring the likes of Mark Bosnich, Brett Emerton, Tony Popovic, Mile Sterjovski, Craig Foster, Ned Zelic and Scott Chipperfield.
Liverpool released a statement quoting Houllier as saying: "It will be a very proud moment to step back into the dugout to manage the Liverpool Legends team. I'm very much looking forward to working with some of the best players in the club's history, some for the first time and some not. But getting back out in front of the LFC fans will be the most special - wherever you are in the world their support is incredible and will make this game a really special experience."
Gerrard - who made more than 500 appearances for Liverpool before moving to LA Galaxy - said: "It will be great to play with the Official Liverpool FC Legends, the squad looks like it's a great set of lads, it'll be good to get on the pitch with them. Our fans are the best and to play in front of them again will be emotional I'm sure."
Some 150,000 fans turned out to see English Premier League sides Tottenham and Chelsea play Sydney FC in Sydney earlier this year.
