Liverpool face a battle to keep their squad together ahead of the January market.
The Mail on Sunday says stars including Pepe Reina, Fernando Torres and Glen Johnson want to quit the club in January as morale hits an all-time low.
The malaise is so great behind the scenes that even victory is unlikely to persuade the big names to stay under the current regime and new owner John W Henry, who cannot be present due to illness, will watch the game at home.
Players are aghast that Roy Hodgson has put a 68-yearold, Mike Kelly, in charge of first-team coaching. Kelly, a former keeper with Wimbledon, Birmingham and QPR from 1958 and 1976, even takes Reina through his routines, to the Spaniard's disquiet.
Torres decided to stay in the summer after having discussions with Hodgson but he is understood to regret the decision.
Even Steven Gerrard has not been won over yet by Hodgson.
