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Confirmed Liverpool lineup vs Aston Villa - Lallana starts in place of Fabinho

Jurgen Klopp has named his Liverpool side for this afternoon's Premier League clash against Aston Villa.

The Reds boss makes wholesale changes to the young Reds side that beat Arsenal on penalties in midweek as the likes of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane return.

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Alisson returns in goal, as expected, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dejan Lovren, Virgil van Dijk, and Andy Robertson lining up in the back-line ahead of him.

Fabinho is on the bench, with Adam Lallana, Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijanldum forming the Reds midfield. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and James Milner are also on the bench.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Lallana, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Substitutes: Adrian, Fabinho, Milner, Keita, Gomez, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Origi.

Aston Villa: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett, Nakamba, McGinn, Luiz, Trezeguet, El Ghazi, Wesley.

Substitutes: Steer, Taylor, Lansbury, Hourihane, Konsa, Kodjia, Elmohamady.

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