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title: "Predicted Liverpool XI: Aston Villa (A)"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Mizgan Masani"
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published: "2019-12-17T08:29:15Z"
modified: "2019-12-17T08:29:16Z"
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# Predicted Liverpool XI: Aston Villa (A)

A young Liverpool side will aim to make a name for themselves when they face Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at Villa Park on Tuesday night.

With the Reds’ first team due to play in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday, the remaining Under-23 players will take matters into their own hands the night before.

In addition, there will be no Jurgen Klopp on the touchline – something that has happened once before since the German’s arrival at the club,  in a Premier League game against Sunderland in 2016.

In his place, U23s coach Neil Critchley will take charge, hoping to create some sort of history with his young team against a more experienced Aston Villa side.

Here’s a look at how we expect Liverpool to line-up at Villa Park, as Liverpool look to reach the semis…