Arne Slot labored with a small, 20-man squad on the AXA Coaching Centre on Friday, with two defenders absent however not dominated out for the conflict with Brighton.
Two days after their 3-2 win over Brighton within the Carabao Cup, the Reds continued their preparations for an additional assembly with Fabian Hurzeler’s facet within the league.
Solely 17 outfield gamers had been concerned in a energetic session on the outside pitch on Friday, with Jarell Quansah and Conor Bradley working individually.
The pair had been as an alternative coaching with lead power and conditioning coach Chris Black – with it not out of the norm to take action with such a good turnaround, significantly as each had been making their first begins in over a month.
Quansah and Bradley may be anticipated to take a spot on the bench at Anfield, with Slot restoring Ibrahima Konate and Trent Alexander-Arnold to his lineup.
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Slot offered an replace on the health of his squad in his pre-match press convention earlier within the day, with Alisson (hamstring), Diogo Jota (rib), Harvey Elliott (foot) and Federico Chiesa (health) all nonetheless out.
In a publish on Twitter, nevertheless, Sky Sports activities’ Vinny O’Connor famous that Elliott was working open air as he nears his return from a fractured foot.
Liverpool presently coaching forward of the sport in opposition to Brighton. Quansah and Bradley coaching individually from the group. Additionally noticed Harvey Elliott again out on the grass however nonetheless not becoming a member of in full coaching. pic.twitter.com/TnADnvBZuL
— Vinny O’Connor (@VinnOConnor) November 1, 2024
Like Alisson, Jota and Chiesa, Elliott is about to rejoin first-team coaching after the November worldwide break.
Together with Konate and Alexander-Arnold, the likes of Caoimhin Kelleher, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez are all set to reclaim their beginning spots within the Premier League.
Slot’s greatest name could come at left-back, with a powerful probability Kostas Tsimikas is most popular to Andy Robertson, whereas a selection have to be made between Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz additional ahead.
There have been no shock faces in coaching on Friday, although Trey Nyoni stayed with the senior squad forward of a doable look for Liverpool U21s in opposition to Wolves the next day.
Liverpool squad noticed in coaching on Friday
Goalkeepers: Kelleher, Jaros, Davies
Defenders: Van Dijk, Konate, Quansah*, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Tsimikas, Bradley*
Midfielders: Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Jones, Endo, Morton, Nyoni
Ahead: Salah, Diaz, Nunez, Gakpo
