Liverpool and Villa name squads shy of the permitted 25
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Liverpool and Villa name squads shy of the permitted 25

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Liverpool exposed yesterday the lack of depth and experience in their squad by naming just 21 players out of a maximum of 25 for the first half this Premier League season. Roy Hodgson's squad will be relying to some extent on their under-21 players, as will Aston Villa, who named just 22 players and who, in the absence of a manager since Martin O'Neill's departure, have since added only Stephen Ireland as part of the deal which took Gareth Barry to Manchester City. Unlimited under-21 players can be used though – meaning Manchester City's Mario Balotelli did not have to be part of his club's squad. The 29-year-old, whose one-minute substitute's appearance for United at Sunderland last season is his only first team football since he underwent double knee surgery in 2008, is in the squad – which suggests that he can be restored to the defensive midfield position for which Ferguson sought him.

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