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Joao Carlos Teixeira is in contention to make his home debut in Liverpool’s Capital One Cup tie with Bournemouth at Anfield on Wednesday night.

Boss Jurgen Klopp is considering handing the Portuguese attacking midfielder only his second senior appearance for the Reds as the German prepares to make changes with one eye on Saturday’s Premier League trip to Chelsea.

Teixeira has been waiting patiently for a chance to impress since battling his way back to fitness in pre-season after a broken leg prematurely ended a successful loan spell at Brighton last term.

The 22-year-old, who cost the Reds £800,000 from Sporting Lisbon in 2012, hasn’t featured for Liverpool since Brendan Rodgers handed him his first-team debut against Fulham at Craven Cottage in February 2014.

Many of the Reds’ most gifted youngsters went out on loan over the summer to continue their development but Teixeira stayed put after being assured that he would get game time.

That failed to happen under Rodgers with Teixeira surprisingly omitted from Liverpool’s Europa League squad. However, the talented rookie is now hoping that Klopp, who named him on the bench for his first game in charge at Tottenham, will put his faith in him.

If Teixeira gets a run out against Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth side then he will realise a dream by making his home bow.

“I have been on the bench at Anfield before, but I have never played for the first team there,” he said recently.

“Anfield is a special stadium with special fans and the atmosphere you feel there is different to any other stadium in the world so I certainly have hopes of playing at Anfield this year.

“I want to play as many games as I can for Liverpool, be part of the team and try to help them to win as many games as possible. Above all else I want to do my best and show that I have the quality to be a Liverpool player.”

Teixeira is in Klopp’s plans for the Capital One Cup tie but there is unlikely to be a Reds comeback for Jose Enrique.

With concerns over the work-load of left-back Alberto Moreno during a gruelling run of fixtures, Enrique would have come into contention for the visit of the Cherries considering that Klopp’s options in that department are severely limited with Joe Gomez out for the rest of the season.

However, Enrique hasn’t trained in recent days due to a knock. The Spaniard hasn’t played for Liverpool since the FA Cup tie with Bolton back in January.

Daniel Sturridge, Jordan Henderson, Gomez, Danny Ings, Jon Flanagan and Jordan Rossiter remain sidelined by injury, while James Milner serves a one-match ban.