Rookie Ryan Gravenberch will not make his Liverpool debut against Aston Villa. The £34 million deal from Bayern Munich occurred on transfer deadline day, however it was too late for the player to join the team in time for the weekend’s Premier League game.

Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister, and Dominik Szoboszlai will start in the middle for Liverpool today while Jordon Gravenberch waits for his work visa.

Virgil van Dijk was unavailable for Coach Jurgen Klopp owing to the captain’s red card against Newcastle, while another center defender, Ibrahima Konate, was out with an injury. Against Villa, veteran Joel Matip and youngster Joe Gomez will start, with Jarell Quansah sitting on the bench.

When substituted into the game against Newcastle, forward Darwin Nunez performed well and scored twice. He’s competing with Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota for a starting berth at St. James Park, and he could just pull it off.

On the other side, Aston Villa borrowed midfielder Clement Lenglet from Barcelona on the last day of the transfer window, but coach Unai Emery would not want to mess with a winning defensive formula.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa probable starting lineup:

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Matip, Robertson; Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Jota.

Aston Villa: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres; Cash, Kamara, Luiz, Digne; McGinn, Diaby; Watkins.