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Mane benched, Thiago starts: Liverpool’s predicted XI vs Aston Villa

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Liverpool face Aston Villa this weekend and the last thing they’ll want is a repeat of their 7-2 thrashing earlier this season.

Unfortunately, the Reds come into this one in poor form, especially at Anfield, but they have a chance to turn things around here.

Villa come into this game without their talisman with Jack Grealish ruled out for a number of weeks, so the Reds have every reason to be buoyed by that news.

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The Reds can move closer to the top four with a win here, but in order to do that, Jurgen Klopp has to get his team selection spot on, and with that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting the Reds’ starting XI here.

We think that Jurgen Klopp will make two changes from the team that started against Real Madrid.

We expect the backline to remain the same due to the fact that the Merseyside outfit don’t have too many options with injuries continuing to plague the squad.

The midfield has one change, with Thiago Alcantara coming in for Naby Keita, while Fabinho and Georginio Wijnaldum retain their spots.

The forward line also sees one change, Roberto Firmino returns while Sadio Mane drops out after an indifferent run of form.

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