On Thursday night, Liverpool will play in the Carabao Cup's fourth round

Rico Lewis, a right back for Manchester City, is excited about the possibility of facing Mohamed Salah in the Carabao Cup match on Thursday at the Etihad Stadium, a handful of Pep Guardiola's City players, including Julian Alvarez, who won the World Cup with Argentina in the final on Sunday night, advanced to the latter stages of the tournament. 

Guardiola reportedly said he "doesn't have players" ready to face the Reds later this week, Following England's elimination at the hands of France, Kyle Walker is one of the players who has yet to return to first-team practice, according to the Manchester Evening News, though, Lewis is expected to start, the 18-year-old has had a breakout season with the Sky Blues, 

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When asked if Thursday's match against one of the biggest teams in the world will be the biggest of his career, the full-back responded, "Definitely. Playing in the game would be fantastic. It will be substantial. 

I'm not sure if I'll play or not, though I'd really like to, the manager makes the decision, and I'll follow it no matter what, "Liverpool has always had a good team all the way through the academy, through 15s, 16s, and 18s, the games have always been close, and the rivalry is truly the same as the first team."
Like City, it's difficult to anticipate Liverpool's starting lineup for Thursday. 

<strong>Salah&#39;s likely inclusion as a positive opportunity</strong>

Virgil van Dijk is unlikely to play, but Jurgen Klopp has suggested that Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson might take on City. Lewis sees Salah's likely inclusion as a positive opportunity as he did not participate in the World Cup, the defender from Bury stated, "You've just got to face the task as it comes. "If I play, I'll give it my all; that's all I can do."