Liverpool have rejected a bid from Roma to take central defender Mamadou Sakho on a season-long loan

The France international was left on the bench by Brendan Rodgers for the Reds' first game of the season against Stoke City as Martin Skrtel and Dejan Lovren were partnered in defence.This comes after Lovren was given a number of opportunities to impress during pre-season despite struggling following his arrival from Southampton in the summer of 2014. Despite this, Brendan Rodgers is not