{"id":1114062,"date":"2019-11-05T16:42:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T16:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1114062"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:22:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T09:22:27","slug":"liverpool-carabao-cup-fifa-club-world-cup-clash-two-squads","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/liverpool-carabao-cup-fifa-club-world-cup-clash-two-squads\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool announce plan to solve Carabao Cup fixture clash using &#8220;two playing squads simultaneously&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool have confirmed their Carabao Cup quarter-final tie with Aston Villa will take place on December 17, the day before their Club World Cup semi-final in Qatar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Reds beat Arsenal in a penalty shootout in the fourth round after an entertaining 5-5 draw in normal time at Anfield, setting up a trip to Villa Park in the quarter-final.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Liverpool solve fixture clash: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Liverpool sealed their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a penalty shootout win over Arsenal.<\/li>\n<li>But their trip to Villa Park on December 17 presented a big fixture problem.<\/li>\n<li>Liverpool&#8217;s Club World Cup semi-final in Qatar is due to take place a day later.<\/li>\n<li>On Friday, Klopp insisted it wasn&#8217;t possible for the Reds to field two squads simultaneously.<\/li>\n<li>But the club have now announced that this, indeed, will be the case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7411631\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, as a result of sealing their sixth Champions League crown last season, Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s men will also participate in the Fifa Club World Cup, presenting an unwanted fixture pile-up in December.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, and after attempting to come up with alternative dates, Liverpool have decided to play both matches just a day apart, utilising two separate squads.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on the club&#8217;s official website read: &#8220;Liverpool Football Club can confirm our Carabao Cup quarter-final tie at Aston Villa will take place on Tuesday, December 17, 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>&#8220;As a result, we will be utilising two playing squads simultaneously, with one squad participating in the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar and another in the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Smalling! 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It doesn&#8217;t work like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That said, Liverpool do have sufficient squad depth to field two incredibly competitive starting XIs, although both benches would have to be fleshed out by youngsters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1114071\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up.png 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171156\/4-3-3_line-up-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s likely that Klopp would prioritise the Fifa Club World Cup, so the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson would most probably make the trip to Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>However, for their Anfield clash with Villa, Caoimhin Kelleher could line-up in goal having already featured against MK Dons and Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, while the likes of Joe Gomez and Dejan Lovren could make up a solid backline.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is in need of as many minutes on the pitch as possible and could provide some real creative spark from midfield, backed up by the experience of James Milner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1114072\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05171343\/4-3-3_line-up-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Up front, cult hero Divock Origi could lead the line alongside Xherdan Shaqiri \u2013 who himself will be seeking minutes on the pitch by then \u2013 and youngster Harvey Elliot.<\/p>\n<p>24 hours, two games, two wins. Just like that!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have confirmed their Carabao Cup quarter-final tie with Aston Villa will take place on December 17, the day before their Club World Cup semi-final in Qatar. 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