In desperate need of respite, struggling champions Liverpool will welcome in-form Aston Villa to Anfield on Saturday night.

Arne Slot 's side come into this weekend's top-flight showdown on the back of four straight league defeats, and six losses from their last seven games across all competitions.

On Wednesday, a youthful Reds XI was eliminated from the EFL Cup by Oliver Glasner 's Crystal Palace, who ran out .

Liverpool opted to make so many changes and almost sacrifice the League Cup to allow first-team regulars such as Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah to rest in preparation for Villa, though the manager remarked that a growing injury list contributed to his surprising lineup.

For example, right-back Calvin Ramsay made his first appearance for the club

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