Liverpool lineup and team news for Aston Villa when Naby Keita starts

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita are named in Liverpool midfield when Roberto Firmino falls on the bench for visiting Aston Villa on Sunday.

Both midfielders were committed in the second half of Thursday’s 4-0 loss in Manchester City and are named in an adventurous trio alongside Fabinho.

Divock Origi comes for Firmino, who had started all three games since the restart before today’s game with the Villans. The Belgian striker is expected to start centrally in the first three games.

The last five remain unchanged, with Alisson Becker behind a defensive quartet from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Andy Robertson.

Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah keep their places when the Premier League champions play their first home game since their title win was confirmed last week.

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Mane, Salah, Origi.

Subs: Adrian, Wijnaldum, Firmino, Henderson, Minamino, Shaqiri, Jones, Elliott, Williams.

Liverpool v Aston Villa – Match response

Aston Villa: Reina; Konsa, Home, Mings, Taylor; McGinn, Douglas Luiz; El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Grealish; Davis.

Subs: Samatta, Guilbert, Jota, Nyland, Ahmed El Mohamady, Lansbury, Vassilev, Nakamba, Hourihane.

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