Us vs MK Dons - Carabao Cup - Wednesday 7.45pm

[BobTheCharmer]

What a great listen this is from Pep. Fantastic insight into the process behind the group. [ame="https://youtu.be/QxRA4Fb1uZE"]https://youtu.be/QxRA4Fb1uZE[/ame]

[The_weatherman]

So with the presser today, i can presume, this'll be close to the line up:

Kelleher

Larouci
Lovren
Gomez
Hoever

Ox
Milner
Jones

Keita
Brewster
Lallana

Is Shaq injured?

[Assassin]

Is Shaq injured?

Calf problem

[fah-q]

Big calf, big problem

[Shaggy]

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The Reds could hand senior bows to as many as eight players in their Carabao Cup third-round clash on Wednesday

Liverpool could hand debuts to as many as eight players in Wednesday night's Carabao Cup clash with MK Dons, Goal can reveal.

The Reds have selected a youthful squad for the third-round tie away at the League One outfit, with a host of youngsters in line to feature in the game.

Harvey Elliott, the 16-year-old signed from Fulham in the summer, is one such player. The teenager, who made his professional debut for the Cottagers in the League Cup 13 months ago, is set for a first senior Reds appearance having began the season with Neil Critchley’s Under-23 side.

Elliott is joined in the squad by fellow new-boy Sepp van den Berg, while 18-year-old midfielders Luis Longstaff and Leighton Clarkson have also travelled. Longstaff scored for the U-23s against Leicester City last weekend, while Clarkson has impressed staff in training at Melwood while making a solid start to the campaign with Barry Lewtas' U-18 side.

Also in the squad are local duo Curtis Jones and Adam Lewis, Dutch defender Ki-Jana Hoever as well as the highly-rated Rhian Brewster, who will make his long-awaited first-team bow in attack, almost two-and-a-half years after his first call-up to the senior squad.

Midfielders Herbie Kane and Pedro Chirivella could also feature, while Ireland U-21 international Caoimhin Kelleher will start in goal ahead of the veteran Andy Lonergan.

The squad will be bolstered by a number of senior players, with Joe Gomez, Dejan Lovren, James Milner, Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain available. Naby Keita is back from injury and set to start, though Xherdan Shaqiri has been ruled out with a calf problem.

Shaqiri joins Divock Origi (ankle) on the sidelines, while Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Roberto Firmino, Fabinho, Joel Matip, Gini Wijnaldum, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson and Jordan Henderson have all been rested entirely for the trip, with Klopp keeping an eye on Saturday’s Premier League trip to Sheffield United.

[The_weatherman]

Too bad Shaq is missing, but nice to see the youth getting a chance, could line up a strong spine with Lallana, Milner and Ox with Gomez and Lovren in defence.

Kelleher

Ki
Gomez
Lovren
Lewis

Milner
Lallana
Keita

Ox
Elliott
Brewster

[labourRed]

Ox is dreadful as an attacker. Memory might be wrong but Klopp hinted he wouldn't put him there again.

[greenturnip]

It would be fun to swap Naby and Ox in that line-up and see Naby up front. He could cause carnage!

[Rigadon]

What a great listen this is from Pep. Fantastic insight into the process behind the group. https://youtu.be/QxRA4Fb1uZE

Thanks for sharing Really enjoyed listening to that. There’s one or two managers in the PL that could learn from it Solskjær

[frank the tank]

It will be interesting to see the likes of Elliot, Brewster, Hoever, Van Der Berg and perhaps Lewis (although would Larouci not be ahead of him).

Would be great if a team with loads of youngsters could win and go on a little cup run.

[SB]

It will be interesting to see the likes of Elliot, Brewster, Hoever, Van Der Berg and perhaps Lewis (although would Larouci not be ahead of him).

Would be great if a team with loads of youngsters could win and go on a little cup run.

Larouci is out apparently

[Assassin]

while Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Roberto Firmino, Fabinho, Joel Matip, Gini Wijnaldum, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson and Jordan Henderson have all been rested entirely for the trip

Hopefully, Mane is not travelling

[The_weatherman]

Hopefully, Mane is not travelling

Yeah, strange omission...

[labourRed]

I think its cos he was ruled out with a knock from the Chelsea game. He was never in contention.

[baitman]

Hopefully, Mane is not travelling

Dead leg, and sulking cos no one will pass to him