Aston Villa will be without their first-team squad and coach Dean Smith for the FA Cup third round tie against Liverpool on Friday after an outbreak of Covid-19 at the Midlands club.
The home side will use their Under 23s squad and other academy players for the clash with the Premier League champions, depending on how many test negative for the virus.
In place of Smith, U23s boss Mark Delaney will take charge of the team.
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Villa were forced to close their Bodymoor Heath training ground on Thursday after reporting a “significant coronavirus outbreak”.