Liverpool U23 coach Neil Critchley will take charge of the first-team in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Aston Villa.
Goal says Jurgen Klopp will remain in Qatar where his team will play in the Club World Cup semi-final one day after.
Klopp will head to the Middle East on Sunday December 15 to prep his side for the competition.
A youth filled squad with stay on Merseyside to face Villa in the Midlands.
18-year-old Curtis Jones is likely to captain the Reds, with the likes of Rhian Brewster, Harvey Elliott, Ki-Jana Hoever, Neco Williams and Sepp van den Berg set to feature.
