20-man Liverpool squad training for Brighton - Absence of 2 defenders announced - Liverpool FC

Arne’s Nest He trained with a small squad of 20 players at the AXA Training Center on Friday, missing two defenders but not ruling out a clash. Brighton.

Two days after the 3-2 win Brighton inside Carabao CupThe Reds continued their preparations for another match against Fabian Hurzeler’s team in the league.

Only 17 outfield players attended the live session on the open field on Friday. Jarell Quansah And Conor Bradley It works separately.

The pair were instead training with strength and conditioning coach Chris Black; It wasn’t normal to do so with such a tight rotation, especially as both were making their first starts in over a month.

Quansah and Bradley can be expected to feature on the Anfield bench as Slot refurbishes İbrahima Konate And Trent Alexander-Arnold to his staff.

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Slot gave an update on his squad’s fitness at the pre-match press conference earlier in the day. Alisson (hamstring), Diogo Jota (rib), Harvey Elliott (foot) and Federico Chiesa (fitness) are all still out there.

However, in a post on Twitter, Sky Sports’ Vinny O’Connor noted that Elliott has been training outdoors as he approaches his return from a broken foot.

Liverpool are currently training ahead of the match against Brighton. Quansah and Bradley train separately from the group. I also saw Harvey Elliott take to the grass but still not participate in full practice. pic.twitter.com/TnADnvBZuL

— Vinny O’Connor (@VinnOConnor) November 1, 2024

like AlissonJota and Chiesa, Elliott are set to rejoin first team training after the November international break.

Besides Konate and Alexander-Arnold, Caoimhin Kelleher, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohammed Salah And Darwin Nunez all ready to take back their starting points Premier League.

Slot’s biggest move may come from left back, with a great chance Kostas Tsimikas preferred Andy RobertsonWhile a choice must be made between Cody Gakpo And Luis Díaz further forward.

There were no surprise faces in Friday’s training Trey Nyoni Remains in senior squad ahead of possible clash with Liverpool U21s wolves the next day.