After the World Cup, Liverpool's homecoming didn't go as planned

The Reds' EFL Cup journey was ended by Manchester City in the fourth round, but Jurgen Klopp's club may recover on Boxing Day, The Premier League runners-up from last season will take on an Aston Villa team that has appeared to be a different prospect ever since Unai Emery took over for Steven Gerrard as manager. 

They have moved into mid-table after back-to-back wins over Manchester United and Brighton, and they now have the chance to exact revenge on Liverpool for a close 2-1 loss they suffered at the end of the previous campaign. At the Etihad Stadium on Thursday, only Darwin Nunez, one of Liverpool's returning World Cup heroes, began; the other two players came off the bench.

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With more of the players who participated in Qatar returning to the fold, Klopp is anticipated to make changes before the first league game in more than a month, defense and the goalkeeper It's time for Alisson to make his comeback after Caoimhin Kelleher kept his spot in the cup XI, the Brazil goalkeeper wasn't immediately

Put back in after his nation was eliminated from the World Cup in the quarterfinals, but he should be prepared to play at a venue where he allowed a goal to fellow countryman Douglas Luiz last season. Following recovering from an illness, Trent Alexander-Arnold is also anticipated to play on the right side of the back four, with Andy Robertson remaining on the left after a busy evening in Manchester.

Monaco star made a midweek comeback

"Jordan Henderson is currently working out here. Although Virgil is practicing here, I don't believe we should try that. We'll check on Hendo, Trent, and "Before the City game, Klopp remarked, but this group has been working together for about two weeks, and we made a significant progress. Midfield Van Dijk's missed penalty kick caused his nation to leave the World Cup, but Fabinho didn't even make it onto the field for Brazil's final match, however, the former Monaco star made a midweek comeback from the sidelines, and Klopp is probably going to play him against Villa.