Casemiro ruled out of Aston Villa showdown on Sunday

Head coach Amorim will need to decide who replaces the 33-year-old in the engine room. Kobbie Mainoo came on for the South American against the Cherries, while Manuel Ugarte is another obvious option.

Benjamin Sesko made his return from injury as a substitute but the Reds are now without the services of Amad and Bryan Mbeumo, in addition to Noussair Mazraoui, due to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Central defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire have been sidelined, so we await an update on their progress.

Villa do not have any players away at AFCON at the moment, although Evann Guessand is on standby for Ivory Coast, but Jadon Sancho is definitely unavailable, due to the fact he is on loan from the Reds.