MK Dons vs Liverpool
Carabao Cup 2019/20
Venue: Stadium MK
Date: Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
Kick-off time: 7:45pm BST
Liverpool's Carabao Cup campaign kicks off on Wednesday night with a trip to Milton Keynes to face MK Dons.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds have made a perfect start to the Premier League season with six wins from six, with the only blot on the copy book a 2-0 Champions League loss at Napoli.
While Liverpool have bigger ambitions this season, the Carabao Cup comes at a valuable time for Klopp to rotate his squad ahead of a long campaign.
Team news and predicted lineups
Liverpool's starting line-up is expected to feature a considerable number of changes from Sunday's 2-1 win at Chelsea, and there could be debuts for some youngsters.
Other youngsters who could be given debuts are 20-year-old goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, and Harvey Elliott, the 16-year-old midfielder signed from Fulham over the summer who last season became the Premier League's youngest-ever player.
Winger Xherdan Shaqiri has been ruled out by a small tear in his calf, but midfielder Naby Keita, who has been sidelined for seven games by a groin issue, is fit to make his return to action, while Sadio Mane (knock), Divock Origi (calf) and Alisson Becker (calf) are unavailable.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Hoever, Lovren, Gomez, Milner; Lallana, Keita, Wijnaldum; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Brewster, Jones.
Prediction: MK Dons 0-3 Liverpool
Even with a much-changed lineup, it is difficult to look beyond a routine Liverpool win.
The Reds have the quality in midfield and attack, with Brewster likely to torment the Dons' defence.
Tickets
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Match odds
- Liverpool to win: 2/9
- MK Dons to win: 12.5/1
TV channel and live stream information
The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Football and Main Event channels, and is available via NOW TV with a 10-month season ticket on offer for £199.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can follow all of the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog with David Lynch at Stadium MK.
Head to head (h2h) results and history
The two sides have never faced each other before.
