League Cup Quarter-Final - Liverpool at home

[PeterWithesShin]

We went out in the 5th round at 2nd division Bolton on the 20th, games was live on TV IIRC.

[JUAN PABLO]

Quite why the League Cup still has the semis over two legs I will never understand.

and 6 extra games in the chumps league group stages ..

complete bollocks

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Looks like the game will go ahead as planned according to Reuters:

BREAKING NEWS..FIFA officials having watched again the 2019 Champions League Final have decided that to invite Liverpool to play in the 2019 FIFA World Club Finals risks a repeat of the most boring final ever. A spokesman for the host nation, Qatar, who are also hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2022, was quoted supporting FIFA's decision; "Fuck me, we're trying to get interest in football within the region, the last thing we need are those plastic Scouse twats boring the shit out of our potential fans and sponsors. Champions of Europe? You're having a laugh, la".

[frank black]

Confirmed 17/12

[PeterWithesShin]

Aston Villa
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Our @Carabao_Cup  Quarter-Final clash with Liverpool has been confirmed for Tuesday 17 December (7:45pm KO) as originally scheduled. 📆

This game has been selected for live coverage by Sky Sports and ticket information will be released in due course.

[frank black]

Does this mean we will be playing their kids. When they send their first team to Qatar.

I hate Liverpool

[kieron]

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/372222-club-statement-carabao-cup-aston-villa

As a result, we will be utilising two playing squads simultaneously, with one squad participating in the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar and another in the Carabao Cup.

[danno]

So, they decided to just call Klopp's bluff then?

[cdbearsfan]

Sounds good to me, they obviously won't be full strength. Though I doubt it will be actual kids on the pitch... Suspect they will have their first team in Qatar, squad players at Villa Park and lots of kids on both sets of benches.

[frank black]

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/372222-club-statement-carabao-cup-aston-villa

As a result, we will be utilising two playing squads simultaneously, with one squad participating in the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar and another in the Carabao Cup.

Wa@@@rs. I will be doing my hair that night ....(once I simmer down I’ll get a ticket really 😉)

[PeterWithesShin]

They knew their first team wouldn't fluke a second result against us so this is their way of saving face and letting the second and third string take the pasting they know they'll get.

[Des Little]

Suits me.  Hopefully they'll bring a team like the 'celebrity XI' from Porridge the movie

[Villan For Life]

I think that this is the best outcome for all concerned, especially us!

[manic-road]

Good news for us, hope we give em a hammering.

[Des Little]

Liverpool's Carabo Cup line up leaked




(stolen from twitter)