Liverpool were beaten in their final Europa League group stage game for what they hope will be a long time on Thursday night.

Jurgen Klopp named the youngest lineup in the club’s history for the trip to Union Saint-Gilloise having already secured progress into the knockouts as group winners.

With a huge Premier League clash with Manchester United to come, the table toppers opted to leave big-hitters in Mohamed Salah, Alisson Becker and Trent Alexander-Arnold at home.

As a result, it was hard to draw too many definitive conclusions from the result. The Reds lacked much in the way of cohesion or attacking intent but that was surely to have been expected.

Jarell Quansah was perhaps the standout as the defender continued his breakthrough campaign with a first senior goal after Mohammed Amoura had opened the scoring.

Cameron Puertas, however, scored what proved to be the winner just before half-time.

The result was not enough to take USG through into the knockouts, with Toulouse following Liverpool in second place.

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USG vs Liverpool: Youthful Reds side beaten in Europa League dead-rubber

19:44 , Jonathan Gorrie

A heavily-rotated Liverpool lost their final Europa League group stage game of the year away at Union Saint-Gilloise on Thursday evening.

The Reds had already won the group by beating LASK last month so the result mattered little as Jurgen Klopp's young side fell to a defeat.

Read our full report here!

FT: USG 2-1 Liverpool

19:41 , Jonathan Gorrie

Liverpool's young side fall to defeat in Belgium.

USG vs Liverpool: Into added time

19:38 , Jonathan Gorrie

90 mins: Toulouse are all but through now, meaning the final few minutes here can do little to how the group looks.

USG vs Liverpool: Reds toothless in attack

19:21 , Jonathan Gorrie

75 mins: A heavily rotated team of course but Liverpool's tally stands at one shot on target all evening.

USG vs Liverpool: GOAL DISALLOWED!

19:10 , Jonathan Gorrie

64 mins: Amani had handled on his way to teeing up the goal.

USG vs Liverpool: GOAL! Cameron Puertas '62

19:07 , Jonathan Gorrie

62 mins: Puertas grabs his second after Amani's pass just outside the box.

USG vs Liverpool: Belgian's out as things stand!

19:06 , Jonathan Gorrie

61 mins: Not all too much to report in Belgium as Gakpo tries to get Liverpool going but is stopped in his tracks.

Toulouse, however, have scored against LASK - meaning USG fall to third in the group!

USG vs Liverpool: Back underway!

18:50 , Jonathan Gorrie

Endo and Konate off for Gravenberch and Konate.

HT: USG 2-1 Liverpool

18:37 , Jonathan Gorrie

Far from a classic but the contest roared into life towards the end there.

USG vs Liverpool: GOAL! Cameron Puertas '42

18:31 , Jonathan Gorrie

42 mins: GOAL!

Puertas beats Kelleher at his near post to put USG back in-front!

USG vs Liverpool GOAL! Jarell Quansah '38

18:27 , Jonathan Gorrie

38 mins: GOAL!

Quansah is unmarked at a corner and has time to bring the ball down with a great first touch and fire the ball into the back of the net with another.

USG vs Liverpool: GOAL! Mohammed Amoura

18:23 , Jonathan Gorrie

35 mins: GOAL!

Nilssson wins the ball in his own half before playing a through ball to Amoura, who rounds Kelleher (with a slice of fortune).

The goal stands despite a VAR check!

USG vs Liverpool: Not a classic

18:16 , Jonathan Gorrie

28 mins: This has the feel about a final group stage game, albeit there is some jeopardy for USG.

Not a classic.

USG vs Liverpool: Big save from Kelleher!

18:08 , Jonathan Gorrie

21 mins: A pretty simple ball frees Nilson for a 1v1 against Kelleher but the Liverpool goalkeeper stands tall and saves the shot.

USG vs Liverpool: Reds have started to settle

18:06 , Jonathan Gorrie

18 mins: Those early breaks from USG have slowed down somewhat now as Liverpool get a foothold in the game.

USG vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR USG!

17:57 , Jonathan Gorrie

10 mins: Sadiki shoots just wide after the ball falls to him just outside the box.

Liverpool yet to get going here.

USG vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR USG!

17:51 , Jonathan Gorrie

03 mins: Liverpool caught on the break but USG are forced wide and Motes sees his cross caught by Kelleher.

USG vs Liverpool: KICK-OFF!

17:47 , Jonathan Gorrie

Away we go!

USG vs Liverpool: Curtis Jones captains the side

17:27 , Jonathan Gorrie

Curtis Jones skippers the side tonight as this rotated Liverpool team play out their final group stage game of the year.

If all goes to plan, they won't be back in the Europa League group stages for a while.

USG confirmed lineup vs Liverpool

16:58 , Jonathan Gorrie

How the hosts lineup this evening.

Liverpool confirmed lineup vs USG

16:37 , Jonathan Gorrie

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Quansah, Ghambers; Endo, Elliott, Jones; Doak, Gakpo, Gordon

Subs: Pitaluga, Mrozek, Gomez, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Tskimikas, Gravenberch, Scanlon, McConnell, Koumas, Hill

USG vs Liverpool: Latest odds

16:30 , Jonathan Gorrie

Betway - Union Saint-Gilloise vs Liverpool

Union Saint-Gilloise - 5/4

Draw - 11/4

Liverpool - 7/4

Betway - Europa League Winner 2023/24

Liverpool - 12/5

Bayer Leverkusen - 13/2

Roma - 14/1

Brighton - 16/1

Atalanta - 20/1

Benfica - 20/1

Real Betis - 20/1

West Ham - 20/1

Feyenoord - 25/1

Sporting Lisbon - 25/1

Galatasaray - 28/1

Marseille - 28/1

Villareal - 28/1

Braga - 33/1

Lens - 33/1

Stade Rennes - 33/1

Rangers - 50/1

USG vs Liverpool: Alexis Mac Allister, Diogo Jota, Andy Robertson latest news and return dates

16:04 , Jonathan Gorrie

Liverpool sit top of the table but there are still a number of injury concerns for Jurgen Klopp to deal with.

Having edged past Fulham after a late turnaround, Liverpool came from behind to beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, as Harvey Elliott's stoppage-time winner left them leading the way in the Premier League after Arsenal then fell to defeat against Aston Villa.

Klopp had Alisson back in goal against Palace, with the Brazilian recovering from injury, but Alexis Mac Allister and Diogo Jota were not fit to return for Liverpool.

Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago remain on the sidelines for the Reds too, while Andy Robertson continues his recovery after shoulder surgery.

Here's the latest on the Liverpool injury list...

USG vs Liverpool: Head to head (h2h) history and results

15:51 , Jonathan Gorrie

USG wins: 0

Draws: 0

Liverpool wins: 1

USG vs Liverpool: Alexis Mac Allister injury news

15:35 , Jonathan Gorrie

Jurgen Klopp has admitted he is unsure when Alexis Mac Allister will return to action, revealing he has never seen an injury like the Liverpool midfielder has suffered.

Mac Allister was cut on his knee against Sheffield United last week, initially playing on with it bandaged up before he was forced off before the hour mark at Bramall Lane.

Read the full story here!

USG vs Liverpool: When is Europa League draw?

15:22 , Jonathan Gorrie

The Europa League group stage is about to reach a frantic finale as clubs battle over not just qualifying for the knockouts, but the right to avoid a potentially tricky play-off tie.

Runners-up of each eight groups will be sent into a match-up against a team demoted from the Champions League, which will be drawn next month.

West Ham and Brighton are assured of a top-two finish in their groups ahead of next month's final matchday and Liverpool will be in the round of 16 after they beat LASK to win Group E.

But only the group winners will earn a bye straight to the last-16.

Here are all the details...

USG vs Liverpool: Score prediction today

15:16 , Jonathan Gorrie

The hosts could still qualify with a win and will fancy their chances against what is surely going to be a heavily-rotated Liverpool side.

USG to win 1-0.

Liverpool team vs USG

15:15 , Jonathan Gorrie

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he will rotate his squad, potentially leading to chances for youngsters such as Conor Bradley and Ben Doak.

Alexis Mac Allister will miss out again, while Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Alisson Becker among a group of players who have stayed at home.

USG vs Liverpool: TV channel and live stream

15:15 , Jonathan Gorrie

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 2. Coverage starts at 5pm GMT ahead of a 5.45pm kick-off.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream through the Discovery+ app.

Live blog: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.

Welcome

14:57 , Jonathan Gorrie

Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport's LIVE coverage of Liverpool's Europa League clash with USG tonight.

Kick-off from Lotto Park, usually the home of Anderlecht, is at 5.45pm GMT.