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Liverpool manager Arne Slot looks dejected after his team's loss to Crystal Palace in the League Cup..REUTERS

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Liverpool face an inform Aston Villa as the Premier League champions look to arrest their remarkable collapse today, while Arsenal aim to surge further clear in the title race.

The Gunners hold a four-point lead over Bournemouth, who travel to Manchester City, before their trip to Burnley.

Third-placed Tottenham are only five points off the top but are aiming to enda three-game winless run athome when they host London rivals Chelsea.

AEP Sports looks at three of the key fixtures of the weekend:

Liverpool boss Arne Slot badly needs his star names to get back on track after being dumped out the League Cup by Crystal Palace on Wednesday to compound a miserable run for the Premier League champions.

Slot made his priorities clear by making 10 changes as Palace cruised to a 3-0 win at Anfield against a youthful Liverpool selection.