Liverpool line-up confirmed as Arne Slot makes nine changes and key man returns
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Liverpool team news for the visit of Aston Villa to Anfield confirmed as Arne Slot makes nine changes and Ryan Gravenberch returnsArne Slot makes nine changes to his Liverpool team for tonight's visit of Aston Villa. Andy Robertson and Alexis Mac Allister are the only player to keep their places from Wednesday's 3-0 home loss to Crystal Palace.Slot's side host Villa aiming to bounce back from a run of four successive Premier League losses and the head coach has left Florian Wirtz on the bench in favour of Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Mac Allister, who started the Carabao Cup defeat to the Eagles.Gravenberch missed three games with an ankle injury picked up in the 2-1 home loss to Manchester United last month but returns to the team having trained a handful of times with his colleagues this week.READ MORE: Arne Slot insists he retains full FSG backing after torrid Liverpool runConor Bradley returns at right-back in a back four that also sees captain Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate start.
Vice-captain Andy Robertson shifts across to take Milos Kerkez's place at left-back.Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo are the front three with Wirtz, Rio Ngumoha and Federico Chiesa all available to Slot on the bench as attacking reinforcements.Liverpool: Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Ekitike, Gakpo. Subs: Woodman, Pecsi Gomez, Kerkez, Endo, Wirtz, Chiesa, Ngumoha, Nyoni.Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; McGinn, Rogers, Guessand; Watkins.
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