Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that his star defenders Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold should be fit to face Aston Villa on Boxing Day - but the Liverpool boss will be sweating on the fitness of James Milner.
Milner hobbled off with a suspected hamstring injury just 38 minutes into Liverpool's thrilling last-16 Carabao Cup encounter with Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side edged a five-goal thriller 3-2 to knock the holders out in a contest which came too early for Roberto Firmino - who was ruled out with a calf problem he sustained this week.