Team newsConfirmed Liverpool line-up v Aston Villa

The defender replaces Jeremie Frimpong in the only alteration to the line-up deployed last weekend against Chelsea.

Mohamed Salah and Florian Wirtz return to the squad and are named on the bench at Villa Park.

Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Gakpo, Gravenberch, Ngumoha.

Subs: Woodman, Wirtz, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, McConnell, Ndiaye, W. Wright.