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Liverpool name youngest ever team for Carabao Cup clash with Aston Villa

Liverpool have named their youngest ever starting lineup as the Reds take on Aston Villa in a Carabao Cup quarter-final on Tuesday.

With the entire senior squad in Qatar for the Club World Cup, including manager Jurgen Klopp, the Reds are relying on a host of untested players at Villa Park.

Neil Critchley, who manages Liverpool's U23 side, will take charge of the team in the cup tie and he will be familiar with most of the players at his disposal.

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Harvey Elliott, 16, is one of the more familiar names in a line-up that has an average age of just 19 years and 182 days.