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Brendan Rodgers believes Adam Lallana will give Liverpool FC an extra attacking dimension.

The £23million summer signing from Southampton is set to make his Reds debut against Tottenham at White Hart Lane tomorrow.

Lallana, who is expected to come off the bench, has endured a frustrating start to his Anfield career after suffering knee ligament damage during last month’s pre-season tour of America.

The England midfielder was forced out to sit out the opening league games against Southampton and Manchester City but has now proved his fitness.

“Adam will definitely be in the squad because he looks great,” Rodgers told the ECHO.

“He’s obviously short of match fitness but that’s the only thing missing. His quality and technical ability in training has been outstanding.

“He’s a big talent with a great personality. He’s ideal for what we’re doing here.

“Unfortunately, he wasn’t ready for the England squad this time around but he’s a wonderful player.

“He’s come in here as the captain of Southampton. He’s a good character and has outstanding football ability. I think the supporters will see that over this season but we can’t rush him. He has been out a long time.”

Glen Johnson will miss the trip to the capital due to a thigh injury with Javier Manquillo set to replace him at right-back.

Rodgers is also sweating on the availability of Martin Skrtel (knee) and Alberto Moreno (ankle). Neither has trained since the setback at the Etihad Stadium.

“Young Moreno twisted his ankle but the scans showed it wasn’t anywhere near as bad as we originally thought. He has been recovering well,” Rodgers added.

“Apart from Glen, no-one has been ruled out yet. We will see how Martin responds to treatment.”

Jose Enrique has trained this week and could start on the left if Moreno doesn’t recover in time. If Skrtel is sidelined, centre-back Mamadou Sakho would make his first appearance of the season alongside Dejan Lovren.

Tomorrow will be Rodgers’ 100th game in charge of Liverpool. He has won 55 and drawn 21 of the previous 99. Victory over Spurs would put him level with Bill Shankly and Rafa Benitez on 56 wins. Only Kenny Dalglish with 62 has won more than that in his first century of matches as Reds boss.