Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion: Gus Poyet's pass masters can cause trouble at Anfield The squad is full of young talent: centre-back Lewis Dunk, 20, and left-back Joe Mattock, 21, have been called up for England Under 21 duty, Will Buckley, 22, and Kazenga LuaLua, 21, are promising strikers and Poyet has just brought in midfielders Abdul Razak, 19, and Gai Assulin, 20, on loan from Manchester City. THE BIG-MONEY SIGNING Craig Mackail-Smith Having started out at St Albans City, Mackail-Smith has had to work extraordinarily hard to climb the divisions and, after four-and-a-half productive seasons with Peterborough (99 goals in 211 games), he has earned himself a reputation as one of the most respected strikers in League football. Brighton spent £2.5 million on him, a fee that could rise to £3.25 million, far and away their record signing. He has scored what is by his standards a relatively modest seven goals this season but his game is as much about his work ethic as his goal-scoring and he will relentless probe the spaces between Liverpool's centre-backs and full-backs. THE OLD BOY Alan Navarro Followed Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard in graduating from the Liverpool academy and getting a professional deal. Was training with the first-team squad in 2000, competing for midfield places with the Gary McAllister, Didi Hamann, Jamie Redknapp and Danny Murphy. Navarro did not make the grade at Anfield and has had a peripatetic career - taking in Tranmere and MK Dons - before ending up at Brighton. Was injured pretty much all of last season but was given the chance, at 30, to prove he was worth a new deal, a chance that he took. Tough in the tackle and technically adept, he will be charged with tracking Gerrard's runs from deep on an emotional return to Anfield - apparently his mother still lives almost in the shadow of the stadium. THE WILD CARD Vicente Rodriguez Here is one Brighton player who knows how to win at Anfield. He was part of Rafael Benitez's Valencia side that did the Champions League double over Gerard Houllier's Liverpool in the 2002 group stages. A Spanish international with 38 caps and still just 30-years-old, the left-winger will most likely be used by Poyet as an impact substitute. He came on and won the penalty in the Carling Cup tie - converted by Barnes - and his experience and technical ability could prove crucial when the game gets stretched in the latter stages.