Turkey take on Russia in an friendly at Moscow, their third friendly over the international break.

The Crescent Stars head into the game undefeated in 2018 having defeated Iran 2-1 and holding Tunisia to a 2-2 draw.

Caglar Soyuncu will start his third successive game.

Arsenal have been closely linked with the Freiburg defender but could face competition from Liverpool.

Turkish-Football report that the Merseyside based club have enquired about the availability of Soyuncu.

The Reds are expected to monitor the 22-year-old’s display tonight.

This is not the first time the Merseyside based outfit have been linked with Soyuncu, the official Bundesliga website recently reported that the Reds are interested.

The young defender revealed that he will hold talks with his future after the international break.

“I had a great season,” Soyuncu was quoted as saying by Turkish-Football said when asked about reports linking him with a move to the Arsenal.

“We are thinking about taking that next step up.

“I told my agent and my club that I want to hold talks about my future after the international break.

“The talks will be held after the national team games.”

Soyuncu starts as the left centre-back alongside Kaan Ayhan with Sener Ozbayrakli and Hasan Ali Kaldirim out wide as full-backs.

Everton striker Cenk Tosun will not feature after being sent home following his red card against Tunisia.

Kenan Karaman starts instead. Roma starlet Cengiz Under gets the nod on the wing with Yusuf Yazici on the other flank.

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Russia – Turkey Confirmed Lineups

Stadium: CSKA Arena
Kick-Off: 17:00 GMT

Russia: Akinfeev, M.Fernandes, Ignashevich, Kudryashov, Granat, Kuzyaev, Golovin, Zhirkov, Samedov, Zobnin, Dzyuba
Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov

Turkey: Harun, Şener, Kaan, Çağlar, Hasan Ali, Kahveci, Okay, Cengiz, Tekdemir, Yusuf, Kenan
Manager: Mircea Lucescu