Liverpool v Exeter City: Anfield hoping for cup cheer after United loss

All eyes will be on Jurgen Klopp's team selection when Liverpool host League Two Exeter City in Wednesday's FA Cup third-round replay.

Klopp made 11 changes for the trip to St James Park, including three debutants, and his scratch side were twice forced to come from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw.

Liverpool head into this week's return on the back of a dispiriting 1-0 defeat to bitter rivals Manchester United that leaves them ninth in the Premier League table, eight points shy of the Champions League qualification places.

Liverpool's lack of cutting edge came under scrutiny after the United loss, and Klopp is keen for Liverpool to sharpen up both their finishing and final pass.

"Creating chances was good [against United], but the finishing was not good otherwise we would have scored a goal," he told a news conference.

"At this moment it is frustrating, how it should be, but we have to carry on and that’s what we’ll do.

"To be honest, I don't care too much about the situations we had where [United goalkeeper] David De Gea could [make a save], I think more about the situations where we could have had chances and we didn't because this move, this pass [was wrong]."

With Daniel Sturridge's injury nightmare continuing and Divock Origi out due to a knee injury, recent loan signing Steven Caulker has been deployed as an emergency striker in his two substitute appearances.

Jayden Stockley and Tom Nichols – who opened the scoring against Liverpool – were Exeter's matchwinners, while City's injury problems began to ease with Lee Holmes returning to action for the first time since scoring himself against Klopp's men.

"There were some bags of ice in the dressing room, but no more than normal," boss Paul Tisdale told Exeter's official website.

"Christian Ribeiro came through his first 90 minutes in a while, so well done him, while Lee Holmes, David Noble and Danny Butterfield are others who put a shift in after coming back.

"Having those players back will do us no harm on Wednesday."