Why? He played there most of last season. He played there in the reverse fixture that we won 3-0. When did Steven Gerrard suddenly turn into a liability that lost of fans want to have a go at?
The only concern for me is how well recovered he is from the Everton. If he is then he'll do a great job with the running of Ibe and Sturridge, and the movement of Coutinho ahead of him. In any case the option is Allen.
He played in a midfield three most of last season, with two runners in front of him - either Coutinho/Allen + Henderson/Lucas (at times). I don't have fond memories of him pairing Henderson in a two - Aston Villa (H) when we couldn't get the ball off a very poor side sticks out like a sore thumb.
Anyway, with that lineup, I expect this to be a bit of a shootout and hopefully we come out on top.