Neil Critchley views Tuesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Aston Villa as a unique opportunity for Liverpool's young players to show their ability.
With the tie scheduled for the same week as the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, the Reds will deploy two separate playing squads in the competitions, with U23s boss Critchley set to take charge of the team used at Villa Park.
“It’s just a great opportunity,” he told Liverpoolfc.com.
“Unusual circumstances, quite unique circumstances really and I’m not sure it’s happened too many times or maybe it’s not happened in the past.