Despite not knowing Aston Villa's starting lineup for Friday, Jürgen Klopp should use the Champions League as a guide

As the Premier League resumes and his team looks to move up the ladder, Jürgen Klopp has few alternatives to choose from in attack given the injuries that have already decimated Liverpool's start to the season, the Reds don't have much room for error in the second half of the season because they are now seven points behind Tottenham in fourth place but have a game in hand on them. 

Aston Villa away is a difficult match to return to, Luis Daz and Diogo Jota are already out with long-term ailments, so Roberto Firmino won't be away for long but will miss this game. Three out of the eight scheduled absent stars are these three, with that in mind, while it could make sense to start Jordan Henderson and Fabinho again, Klopp has another,

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More audacious alternative to try to address it, a somewhat different formation (perhaps more accurately, a return to one they have sometimes used this season, but is not the go-to). In their 45-minute auditions on Thursday night, Fábio Carvalho or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may play off the left, with Harvey Elliott playing off the right (though it's possible that the latter wowed the most).

Darwin Nez and Mohamed Salah would be the only remaining front two, while Thiago Alcântara would be paired with either Henderson or Fabinho as a midfield two, leaving the other as a useful substitute,When Unai Emery had the opportunity to train with the majority of his new players for the first time, 

Faced Liverpool twice in the Champions League 

Klopp jokingly asked reporters whether they knew the starting XI from any of the four friendly that Aston Villa had played during the World Cup break, It is unclear exactly what the Spaniard will accomplish with the players, however he preferred a 4-4-2 style while at Villarreal. He faced Liverpool twice in the Champions League the previous year and played in such formation both times.