Liverpool are closing in on the semi-finals of the Champions League after an encouraging first leg result away to Benfica last Tuesday.
Jurgen Klopp's side coped well in the intimidating atmosphere of Estadio da Luz, scoring three times on the night through Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz. The hosts did grab one goal of their own through Darwin Nunez, though now have it all to do at Anfield on Wednesday evening.
The Portuguese side rested five players during their 3-1 home victory at the weekend as they look to cause as much damage to Liverpool as possible, though will be all too aware of the difficulties that come with participating in a European night at Anfield as an opposition side.
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Liverpool did not have the luxury of resting key men on Sunday afternoon against Manchester City, though find themselves in a good position heading into this encounter. The Reds' boss confirmed at his press conference no fresh injury concerns have arisen, presenting the German with a full squad to choose from for this clash.
“Nobody sent me a message so far and told me [there are injury issues],” Klopp told reporters on Tuesday afternoon of his squad available. "Yesterday all was fine - tired yes, but nobody injured. So yeah, we should be fine.”
However, Thiago Alcantara was not seen in live footage of the open training session that followed shortly after. It remains to be seen what his situation is - although having played 90 minutes at the weekend against City, it could be an extra period of rest with the FA Cup semi-final on the horizon.
Below is the full list of players who could be available for Liverpool, barring any late Covid or injury issues…
Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Caoimhin Kelleher, Adrian, *Harvey Davies.
Defenders: Andy Robertson, Ibrahima Konate, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Rhys Williams.
Midfielders: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Fabinho, Harvey Elliott, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, *Thiago Alcantara.
Forwards: Diogo Jota, Divock Origi, Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Takumi Minamino, Roberto Firmino.
*Thiago was not seen in training yesterday, which suggests he is unlikely to feature this evening. Young keeper Harvey Davies was working with the other stoppers in the session to build his fitness.
