With one notable absentee and Arne Slot watching on, 22 first-team players trained ahead of Liverpool’s trip to play Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
Today’s Main LFC Headline
Twenty-two Liverpool players took part in first-team training before flying to Germany on Tuesday afternoon, with Ryan Gravenberch the notable missing figure.
Along with Alisson, Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic and Jayden Danns, the midfielder was sidelined due to an ankle injury sustained against Man United on Sunday.
In more positive news, though, Wataru Endo returned from injury to train, having missed the international break and Man United match due to a hamstring problem.
Here were the 22 players in training:
Goalkeepers: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Pecsi
Defenders: Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Kerkez, Bradley, Frimpong, Robertson
Midfielders: Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Jones, Endo, Nyoni
Forwards: Salah, Isak, Gakpo, Ekitike, Chiesa, Ngumoha
Today’s Liverpool FC News
• According to The i Paper‘s Mark Douglas, a regular source for Bournemouth news, Liverpool are “considering whether to push the button” for Antoine Semenyo in January – his attacking versatility could be a real asset
• Liverpool have avoided losing Rio Ngumoha to the England for the upcoming U17 World Cup – he is now involved with the under-19s instead
• Eintracht Frankfurt manager Dino Toppmoller has revealed one starter for his team against Liverpool, confirming goalkeeper Kaua Santos will be dropped for Michael Zetterer
• Liverpool Women‘s Sophie Roman Haug has suffered an ACL injury and will undergo surgery soon – including Marie Hobinger and Zara Shaw, there are now three players out with ACL injuries in the squad
More from This Is Anfield
Ahead of Liverpool’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt, Sam Millne takes us through everything we need to know for the Reds’ third Champions League match of the season:
“In Frankfurt’s first 10 games of the season, there have been a staggering 54 goals – 29 scored by Dino Toppmoller’s side.
“By coincidence, Frankfurt have actually faced the same two opponents as Liverpool in this league phase so far.
“They opened their campaign with a resounding 5-1 home win over Galatasaray, before being beaten by the same scoreline away against Atletico Madrid.”
READ: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Liverpool: Champions League team news and TV information
Elsewhere in the football world today
• Sean Dyche has been officially confirmed as the new manager of Nottingham Forest – wonder if he will get longer than Ange Postecoglou’s eight games…
• Morgan Rogers is in the early stages of discussing a new contract that could last until 2031 at Aston Villa (Sky Sports) – that would certainly put his price up!
• Real Madrid‘s Thibaut Courtois has become the latest player to criticise the decision to play Villarreal vs. Barcelona in Miami, saying it is “not fair”
Liverpool FC: On this day
It was on October 21 in 1978 that Bob Paisley won his 100th league game as Liverpool manager in his 179th league match.
The occasion was a home fixture against Chelsea which Liverpool won 2-1, thanks to goals from David Johnson and Kenny Dalglish.
Liverpool would go on to win the league that season with a record points tally of 68 (when a win was worth two points).
Goalkeeper Ray Clemence kept 28 clean sheets that season as the Reds conceded just four goals at home – how Liverpool could do with some of that stability now!
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