Liverpool To Play Two Cups Simultaneously

Liverpool has confirmed that it will play both their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash at Aston Villa and their Club World Cup semi-final clash in Qatar within the space of a day, by using two squads.
Having been drawn against Villa, the Reds were expected to take to the field against their fellow Premier League side in the week commencing December 16, the same time they are in Qatar for Club World Cup duties.
Manager Jurgen Klopp recently claimed that he would need his entire squad for the club’s Middle East excursion, stating at a press conference: “We cannot leave any players at home for the Carabao Cup.
“It’s not that we can go there with 11 players and say they play the two games in Qatar and the other guys play in England against Aston Villa. It doesn’t work like that.”
Now, however, the club have announced their intention to play both matches with two different teams, which is likely to mean that the Premier League leaders will send a second-string side to Villa Park, consisting mainly of youth-team players.
A statement on the club’s official website reads: “Liverpool Football Club can confirm our Carabao Cup quarter-final tie at Aston Villa will take place on Tuesday December 17, 2019.