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Liverpool trio Billy Koumetio, Jake Cain and Leighton Clarkson will all reportedly start on Wednesday evening against FC Midtjylland in the Champions League group stages.

According to the Times, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp plans to start all three of the teenage stars away to the Danish club.

With the Merseyside club already secure of top spot in their group, Liverpool are set to give some first-team stars the night off and blood some more of their talented youngsters from the academy.

Koumetio, 18, is a centre-back that will be making his first-team debut for Liverpool if he features on Wednesday and will be thrown straight onto the European stage.

Meanwhile, 19-year-old midfield pair Cain and Clarkson both have made senior debut in the past at domestic level, but it will be a first Champions League outing for them.

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There is clearly a talented crop of youngsters coming through the Liverpool youth system right now, with the likes of Curtis Jones, Caoimhin Kelleher and Rhys Williams all playing first-team football this season.

Klopp will be making the smart move by resting key men in midweek for a game with little on it, especially as just around the corner they have three Premier League fixtures in the space of six days.

The defending league champions face Fulham, Tottenham and Crystal Palace in a hectic period and maximum points from those games will continue to make it a strong start to the season.