Liverpool
face a number of selection issues ahead of a big week both home and abroad. The
first takes place on the outskirts of Birmingham at Villa Park on Tuesday at
7.45pm while the other will be in Qatar capital Doha at the Khalifa
International Stadium on Wednesday at 5.30pm. Football fanatics from
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The
fact that both games are taking place so far away from each other has footscented somewhat of a
logistical nightmare for Jurgen Klopp.
However, it
has been confirmed who the Reds are sending out to the Middle East to face
Monterrey in the Club World Cup and so in turn there is a more solid
understanding of who is going to turn out in the League Cup quarter-final
against Aston Villa.
And
the ECHO has looked at the team Liverpool could field for the domestic match
with a slew of changes incoming.
Full-back a serious problem
Liverpool
are lucky in the sense they have a roster of talented youngsters at their
disposal who can come in and fill in for the senior side at the drop of the hat
to great effect.
Against
Arsenal, a set of Reds' youngsters - paired with a number of fully-established
first-team players - produced an exciting display before putting the
Gunners to the sword on penalties after a 5-5 draw.
While
a number of that team will play once again, several will be missing due to
travelling out to try and claim the first Club World Cup trophy in Liverpool's history. And that leaves Academy
staff Neil Critchley and Vitor Matos, who will take charge on Tuesday, with a
problem about who fills in - not least because of injuries.
A
significant amount of the team can fill itself, Caoimhe Kelleher set to play in
goal while Sepp van den Berg and Ki-Jana Hoever are likely to pair up
in the heart of defence.
What's
tricky, though, is who plays on either side of the young centre-backs.
Yasser
Larouci and Adam Lewis would be obvious choices but both are injured, though
the ECHO understands Larouci could make the bench, while Neco Williams is on
the plane to Qatar so clearly unavailable.
Strike force for the future
Harvey
Elliott and Rhian Brewster are two of the most exciting players in academy
football and both are knocking on
the door already for first-team appearances despite both being born this side
of the millennium and being just 16 and 19 respectively.
They
will start as part of a likely front three against the Villains and there are a
number of young players who could join them with Curtis Jones in Qatar. There is the talented Luis
Longstaff, while Layton Stewart is an out-and-out goal scorer, Elijah
Dixon-Bonner is a creative force and Fidel O'Rourke is a lively forward too.
Liverpool
are blessed with truly solid options at the head of the field and, for whoever
they select, it will be a chance to show just they can do in a difficult,
senior and important match for the Reds. And while it may not
necessarily be a guaranteed line-up for the future, it will be a solid and
exciting glimpse into the future for Liverpool.
Midfield maestros and the captain
The
one area where Liverpool are well stocked up and down every level of the club
is in midfield.
It
is an incredibly fortunate position to be in for the European champions as they
have excellent engine rooms and a number of players who are more than
proficient at showcasing their talent in that area.
In
the Carabao Cup a likely midfield three will centre on the pivot on Pedro
Chiaravalle, who is also in line to wear the captain's armband on Tuesday,
while he could be joined by any of the excellent Leighton Clarkson, Jake Cain,
Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Herbie Kane or Isaac Christie-Davies.
Again,
whatever the selection it will be another glance into the crystal ball about
what is to come from the Academy as Liverpool make strides in world football.
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