Liverpool will field different teams in two separate competitions within 24 hours after the EFL announced the date of their Carabao Cup quarter-final with Aston Villa will not be changed.

The Reds will play at Villa Park on 17 December at 19:45 GMT and will compete in the Club World Cup semi-final in Qatar the following day at 17:30 GMT.

Manager Jurgen Klopp had initially ruled out the prospect of playing both fixtures.

But the EFL said keeping the date followed a "request from the club".

A Liverpool statement said: "We would like to thank the EFL for their efforts to accommodate us and we can confirm alternative dates were discussed, but ultimately none were considered suitable without compromising the scheduling of the competition itself or placing an undue strain on our playing staff.

"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.

"The club would like to take this opportunity to underline that while this is not an ideal scenario, it is an outcome which was arrived at with the best interests of the competition, our fellow clubs and ourselves as the sole motivating factor."

On Tuesday Klopp said alternative fixture dates for the Villa tie were "just no good for us".

"The final decision about the team line-ups has not been made," he told BT Sport. "It's not to be decided now. Now we have a little bit of time to think it through."

Liverpool now have nine fixtures in December, with a run that includes a league match at home to Watford on 14 December, the EFL Cup tie with Villa three days later, a first Club World Cup game the following day and a final match in the competition on 21 December.

Klopp's side then return to league action away at Leicester on 26 December.

In the aftermath of their last-16 EFL Cup penalty shootout win over Arsenal, Klopp said his side would not be "the victim of the problem" when discussing the fixture congestion.

In theory, the Reds would have faced a seven-hour flight of more 4,000 miles from Birmingham - after facing Villa - to Qatar, were they not fielding separate teams.

An EFL statement said Liverpool had committed to "fielding a team that is largely consistent with those that have participated in earlier rounds of this season's competition" at Villa Park.

EFL football services director Dave Cookson said: "In these exceptional circumstances the decision was taken having received clear assurances from the club that there will be a level of consistency in team selection, a feature which is key to ensuring integrity is maintained."

The EFL said maintaining the fixture date was "the best decision in minimising the impact of rescheduling the final stages of the competition".

There are no midweek slots available in 2019 other than during international breaks and the first legs of the EFL Cup semi-finals are scheduled to be played in the week commencing 6 January.

Top European clubs have previously said they will boycott the Club World Cup from 2021 after Fifa approved the expansion of the tournament to 24 teams.

Two games in 24 hours - can Liverpool fans do both?
Liverpool fans who turn out at Villa Park have two flight options that would give them a chance of making kick-off in Qatar the next day.

A flight from Birmingham Airport at 07:50 GMT on 18 December lands in Doha at 17:30 local time, leaving three hours to get from the airport runway to the stands at Education City Stadium.

The cost of that flight was £614 one way at 22:00 GMT on 5 November. The journey from airport to stadium is around 30 minutes, so with a smooth progress through security, getting to both games looks possible.

There is also one leaving London Heathrow at 08:00 GMT on 18 December, landing 17:45 local time. That flight cost £509 at 22:00 on 5 November.

Other examples of when fixtures pile up...
In April, Venezuelan club Deportivo Lara played two matches in the space of six hours - one of which was in the Copa Libertadores - and they won both.

On the same day, another Venezuelan side, Zamora played two fixtures 4,000 miles apart, losing 4-0 at Deportivo La Guaira in the league and 3-2 at Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores.

Arsenal and Manchester United played on consecutive days in November 2001. The Gunners lost 4-2 to Charlton in the Premier League on 4 November and on the same day United were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool at Anfield, also in the league.

On the next day 5th November, Arsenal beat United 4-0 in the League Cup.

And in November 1987, striker Mark Hughes played for Wales and Bayern Munich in two countries on the same day.

After playing for his country, Hughes recalled: "There was a Lada to whisk us off after the match. I had to get changed into my kit on the plane."

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Na to nack dem straight lose .......no time

LIVERPOOL is on fire this year!.

They are up to the task.

When you are a CHAMPION, you should be prepared for necessary headaches like this!

We don't envy them.

After all said and done,

BLUES FOR LIFE!

As a real niggarrr

I must say Liverpool is the real team

They have the squad to do so, no problems here

Its easy just carry Aston Villa win. Liverpool will concentrate more on the club world championship

And Liverpool will still win all of them

na wa... Different squad with different manager

Looserpool

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Its easy just carry Aston Villa win. Liverpool will concentrate more on the club world championship

No wonder Alabi dey carry ur money go him bank account every weekend.

Go ahead and play Aston Villa to win Liverpool u hear?

Awon betters come masturbate on this post

and the will lose one and draw one













make I run go play this game Aston Villa to win










do we have any useless club as Chelsea?







united fans let gather here and discuss how we will bribe Some ref to help us with some pk on Saturday

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No wonder Alabi dey carry ur money go him bank account every weekend.

Go ahead and play Aston Villa to win Liverpool u hear?

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LIVERPOOL is on fire this year!.

They are up to the task.

When you are a CHAMPION, you should be prepared for necessary headaches like this!

We don't envy them.

After all said and done,

BLUES FOR LIFE!

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That's why the players collect hefty wages

That's their job
And that's why they are been paid heavily
So!

I think they got what it takes

They will not perform well na

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Liverpool will always find a way to impress their fans and disappoint their trollers

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.....And what significance do both trophies hold?
If not for bragging rights.If I were Klopp better to jes lose out in One and face One.
Most importantly is d mentality to win the EPL dahz all!!

Is it something new? Manchester United has been there

Abeg leave mickey mouse cup for villa jare club world cup is more important

Mane can play the 2 gwmes wella

PerfectJUSTICE:
Is it something new? Manchester United has been there

Its a lie, Manu boycotted one for another

If it's for Liverpool to win they can but the problem is their fans to follow them to both matches

They will field a strong team in Qatar and field their reserves in England.

The reason team A and B exists. Split the squad and delegate one to the assistant manager. Shikina.