Jurgen Klopp is hopeful of having both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson available for Thursday's trip to Manchester City.
But the Reds boss is less optimistic on Virgil van Dijk's chances of making the Carabao Cup game at the Etihad as Liverpool signed off from a near fortnight in Dubai with a 4-1 win over AC Milan at the Al Maktoum Stadium on Friday.
Henderson and Alexander-Arnold have been unofficially training in Dubai after joining up with their club colleagues earlier this week following their elimination from the World Cup with England against France on December 10.