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Tom Doyle

Liverpool vs Arsenal lineups: Mesut Ozil starts - confirmed XIs and team news at Anfield

Mesut Ozil returns for Arsenal in tonight's Carabao Cup clash against Liverpool at Anfield.

Ozil makes only his third appearance of the season after being left out in the cold by Unai Emery in recent weeks.

At the back, Emiliano Martinez returns in goal with Hector Bellerin and Sead Kolasinac at wing-back, while Emery has opted for a midfield of Joe Willock and Lucas Torreira.

Ozil plays as the No10, and Gabriel Martinelli is rewarded for his Europa League form with a starting role up front with Bukayo Saka on the left.

As for Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has called upon a combination of academy starlets and senior squad members who have struggled for game time as his side bid for a place in the competition's quarter-final stage.

Caoimhin Kelleher starts in goal, while Neco Williams and Sepp van den Berg benefit from the absence of Ki-Jana Hoever and Joel Matip due to international duty and injury respectively to make their first-team debuts.

Elsewhere, there are further opportunities for Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to build on their impressive showings at Genk last week, while 16-year-old Harvey Elliott starts in attack with Rhian Brewster and Divock Origi.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Kelleher; Williams, Gomez, Van den Berg, Milner; Lallana, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Elliott, Brewster, Origi

Subs: Adrian, Jones, Kane, Larouci, Chirivella, Clarkson, Koumetio​

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez, Bellerin, Holding, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Torreira, Willock, Maitland-Niles, Ozil, Saka, Martinelli

Subs: Macey, Sokratis, Tierney, Guendouzi, Ceballos, Pepe, Lacazette

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