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Liverpool team news: Roberto Firmino snubbed vs Aston Villa as Jurgen Klopp makes change
Liverpool will bid farewell to four players on Saturday but none of them will start against Aston Villa.
Jurgen Klopp will largely stick with the same Liverpool team that brushed aside Leicester when Aston Villa visit Merseyside today. Roberto Firmino is back fit but is likely to be snubbed from the start on his final appearance at Anfield. Express Sport looks at the XI Klopp is likely to select against Unai Emery's impressive Villa side.
Goalkeeper - Alisson
Alisson is the only player to have started every Premier League match for Liverpool this season. The Brazilian has arguably been one of the club's best performers again in an otherwise disappointing campaign.
Defence - Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson
Klopp has found a settled back four which he will likely pick for the foreseeable future if fit and available. Alexander-Arnold is thriving in his new role where he is given the freedom of drifting inside.
He scored a stunning goal at the King Power Stadium on Monday and now has seven goal contributions in his last eight matches. Virgil van Dijk looks much more like his usual self alongside Ibrahima Konate.
The pair will line up again, with Andy Robertson in his usual spot on the left of defence.
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Midfield - Henderson, Fabinho, Jones
Curtis Jones has started the last nine matches in the league, the best run in his career. He scored twice on Monday to show he could be that goalscoring midfielder Klopp has been searching for.
Fabinho and Jordan Henderson have, more often than not, been the other two midfielders in those nine matches Jones has started. It is no coincidence that Liverpool have hit a rich vein of form when Klopp has been able to name a consistent team.
James Milner will likely have to wait to make his final Anfield appearance in a Liverpool shirt. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could also bid farewell as a substitute if the situation permits but Naby Keita will not be fit to play again before he leaves.
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Attack - Salah, Gakpo, Jota
The one change Klopp is likely to make is in attack. Diogo Jota could come back into the team in place of Luis Diaz.
Firmino was serenaded by supporters on Monday but, in a must-win game, there will be no room for sentiment from the start. He will get his opportunity to say goodbye as a substitute.
Mohamed Salah has scored in his last nine outings at Anfield. He will lead the attack from the right, with Cody Gakpo playing centrally.
Liverpool expected XI vs Villa: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Jota.
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