The side in red are currently sat at the top of the Premier League with six consecutive Premier League victories, leading to the assumption that Jurgen Klopp will play a weakened side.
Klopp’s side have much to prove in the Carabao Cup despite their outstanding 2018/19, that’s because they were knocked out at the first hurdle of last year by Chelsea.
MK Dons face Liverpool off the back of two 1-0 home defeats, making it look unlikely that they will claim victory over Liverpool.
The Milton Keynes-based side have been encouraged by boss Paul Tisdale to ‘just enjoy’ the match as the team have not got the ‘pressure of needing to win’.
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When is it?
MK Dons vs Liverpool kicks off at 19:45 (BST) on Wednesday 25th September
How can I watch it?
Sky Sports Football will be broadcasting the match
The match can be live streamed on laptops, smartphones and tablets through the Sky Go app.
You can also watch the match through NOW TV.
Team news
Lijnders revealed on Wednesday that Naby Keita, who had been sidelined due to sustaining a hip strain in the build- up to last month’s Uefa Super Cup victory over Chelsea in Istanbul, could feature in the line-up against MK Dons.
It was also confirmed by Lijnders that Caoimhin Kelleher and Rhian Brewster could make their senior Liverpool debuts against MK Dons.
Xherdan Shaqiri, Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Alisson Becker will not travel to Milton Keynes. Mane is expected to be back in training on Thursday.
Liverpool are the favourites for tonight’s match, after recording a 15th consecutive league win when they beat Chelsea on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men are favourites at 2/11 (1.18).
Fans of MK Dons will be hoping to see a similar result tonight as they did five years ago, when the side triumphed over Manchester United with a 4-0 victory. A shock victory is not expected however with odds of 14/1 (15.00).
For a draw you can get odds of 13/2 (7.50).
Prediction
Although the teams have never met, MK Dons have surprised in previous Carabao Cup ties – such as with their 4-0 victory over Manchester City in 2014. But with Liverpool’s winning streak up to 15 matches and MK Dons coming off the back of two 1-0 home defeats, a shock win is looking unlikely for the Milton Keynes-based side.
Despite Klopp being expected to play a weakened side, Liverpool will triumph in tonight’s meeting. The match may not be as easy as expected though, with MK Dons using the match as an opportunity to prove themselves. Nonetheless, we’re going for a victory for Liverpool
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