Federico Chiesa joins Liverpool training but 3 players absent vs. Real Madrid – Liverpool FC

Federico Chiesa was a part of Liverpool’s coaching session forward of the go to of Actual Madrid, however three different gamers stay out as a result of damage.

Chiesa’s workload has been steadily elevated in latest weeks and the Italian has begun participating in coaching classes together with his teammates once more.

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That has come as a part of a specialised coaching programme designed to enhance his health after being frozen out of the primary crew at Juventus previous to his change to Anfield.

The hope is that it’s going to enable Chiesa to beat any niggling points and develop into an everyday a part of Arne Slot‘s plans transferring ahead.

He appears to be like to have taken a giant step in the direction of doing so, becoming a member of the Liverpool first crew for ball work in entrance of the cameras on the eve of the Champions League conflict with Actual Madrid.

Whereas a 26-man squad skilled on the AXA on Tuesday, three first-team gamers had been notably absent, these being Alisson, Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota.

Alisson didn’t emerge alongside fellow goalkeepers Caoimhin Kelleher, Vitezslav Jaros, Harvey Davies and Jakub Ojrzynski, with it uncertain he is able to begin towards both Actual or Man Metropolis.

Tsimikas, in the meantime, is a brand new absentee after selecting up an ankle damage and Jota continues to be in restoration following a rib downside.

It’s price noting that Chiesa additionally skilled earlier than the journey to Southampton on the weekend, with it unlikely that he will likely be thought-about a part of the squad at Anfield on Wednesday night time.

Nevertheless it stays a constructive growth for a participant who might quickly be again in rivalry – maybe with much less demanding fixtures such because the away conflict with Girona on December 10 in thoughts first.

Slot nonetheless has 4 senior forwards slot in Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo, whereas 18-year-old Jayden Danns was once more with the primary crew on Tuesday.

Tsimikas’ layoff is probably extra of a priority, with Andy Robertson the one pure left-back at the moment coaching and more likely to begin each video games this week.

Teen James Norris has beforehand joined the primary crew for classes however was not referred to as upon on Tuesday, with right-back Isaac Mabaya, 20, as a substitute a type of drafted in from the U21s.

Liverpool squad in coaching on Tuesday

Goalkeepers: Kelleher, Jaros, Davies, Ojrzynski

Defenders: Van Dijk, Konate, Quansah, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Bradley, Mabaya

Midfielders: Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones, Elliott, Endo, Morton, McConnell

Forwards: Salah, Nunez, Gakpo, Diaz, Chiesa, Danns