Aston Villa vs. Liverpool: Predicted XI for Arne Slot's side in top-five battle at Villa Park

Alexander Isak could pb the Liverpool enactment successful Friday night's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

There is nary getting distant from the information that it has been a pugnacious play for the Sweden planetary owed to injuries, with the striker uncovering the backmost of the nett conscionable 4 times for his caller club.

However, Isak appeared disconnected the seat successful the 1-1 gully with Chelsea past clip retired aft recovering from injury, and the ex-Newcastle United guardant could present diagnostic from the archetypal whistle astatine Villa Park.

Conor Bradley (knee), Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Giovanni Leoni (knee) and Wataru Endo (foot) are decidedly retired for Arne Slot's broadside connected Friday night.

Ibrahima Konate (thigh), Alisson (fitness), Mohamed Salah (thigh) and Florian Wirtz (illness) each request to beryllium assessed, and determination is anticipation that astatine slightest 3 of those volition beryllium involved.

Konate and Wirtz should beryllium acceptable capable to commencement connected Friday night, with Alisson perchance returning to the seat earlier starting the team's last Premier League lucifer of the season.

Salah is yet to beryllium officially ruled out, but it is much apt that the Egypt planetary volition instrumentality for the clash against Brentford connected May 24 successful bid to accidental goodbye to the Liverpool fans.

Liverpool imaginable starting lineup:

Mamardashvili; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Isak

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