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11.38am GMT

Jürgen Klopp will be chewing the fat shortly. The Liverpool manager will likely be waxing lyrical about the several youngsters that shone, and kept their cool, in the penalty shootout victory over Arsenal on Wednesday. It was a memorable occasion for Curtis Jones, Neco Williams and Harvey Elliott and Sepp van den Berg, while the 20-year-old goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was arguably the hero on the night. Rhian Brewster was also involved. Whether any youngsters feature at Villa Park on Saturday remains to be seen – it feels unlikely – but all enhanced their reputations.

11.22am GMT

A bit of breaking news in the Championship … Stoke are understood to have sacked Nathan Jones, with the club set to confirm his dismissal shortly. Stoke are second bottom in the division having lost 10 of their 14 games this season, including their past two matches at Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall. Stoke take on league leaders West Brom on Monday. After victory over Swansea last month, Jones, who has won just six of his 38 matches in charge, said: “I’ve done a lot of thinking and soul searching over the last week and I’m a passionate guy, [and] that’s got me the career I’ve had. I’ve had to work my socks off to get where I am because I was never blessed with any ability. I never had four-year contracts where I could chill out, relax and get a cigar out. I had to fight for every part of my career and it’s the same as a manager.”

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