With both Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery
ruled out of the fixture now would seem to be a better than most to try and beat Pep Guardiola's team.
If Sturridge is ruled
out of the fixture then it could lead to a rethink from Brendan Rodgers, with Sturridge usually a key part of his side.
It'll be no easy task however, West Ham are playing some wonderful football right now and are sitting pretty in fourth after two consecutive wins, so concentration will be key if either team want to get
anything out of this fixture.
Goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli is unavailable for selection and hence the 22 - year old replacement of his Nicola Ravaglia will be playing his fourth successive game in the league whereas forward Vincenzo Rennella who is serving a loan period from Genoa too is ruled
out of this fixture due to an injury.
However, their sheer existence as a top - flight outfit has suddenly come under immediate threat and they face another uphill task squeezing points
out of this fixture with an Aston Villa side who have shown mass amounts of improvement of late.
Pep Guardiola will look to get a
win out of this fixture same can be said for Jurgen Kloop's side as both team's look to challenge for the League title and in order to achieve the ultimate price both the side's would look to finish of game's like these.
They have to try their best to make an impact and it will be interesting to see, if they can get something
out of this fixture, which they will go into as underdogs on the night.