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Aston Villa though will certainly not make things easy for the Reds.

Arne Slot takes his side to Villa Park knowing that victory would pile the pressure on Arsenal in the title race.

If a trip to Villa wasn’t tough enough, Manchester City lies in wait at the weekend, presenting Liverpool with a week that could well decide its title fate.



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He has already been hindered in that regard, with Cody Gakpo being ruled out - fingers crossed he can return to training later this week ahead of the trip to the Etihad.

In some ways though, that does make selecting his side to face Villa a little easier, although he may look to make one or two changes in order to keep things fresh

There might be a temptation to make a change in midfield given it did look tired at the weekend, especially with Curtis Jones back from suspension

We’re sticking with the usual trio of Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, although expect Jones to get plenty of minutes from the bench.

With Gakpo out, Luis Diaz starts on the left, and Mohamed Salah takes his usual spot on the right, leaving a straight shootout between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez to start up front.

Jota got the nod at the weekend, and he does seem to be Slot’s preferred choice for the No.9 role

Starting him twice in just a few days though does feel a bit of a risk, and Nunez should have good memories of his last outing against Villa, so it’s the Uruguayan who gets the nod from us.

Predicted Liverpool line-up vs Aston Villa: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Nunez.


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