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Theo Squires

Liverpool add five new players to Champions League squad including Cody Gakpo as two axed

Liverpool have made three changes to their senior 24-man Champions League squad for the second half of the season, with Cody Gakpo, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all included.

The Reds have made full use of their three allocated changes to include their January signing and the midfield duo, who were both left out for the first half of the season because of injury.

Luis Diaz is also included as he continues to recover from knee surgery. The Colombian is scheduled to return in March, so is a doubt to face Real Madrid in the round-of-16 as a result.

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With Gakpo, Keita, and Oxlade-Chamberlain all included, Liverpool have left out Calvin Ramsay and Arthur Melo, while Stefan Bajcetic drops down to List B after completing two years as a Reds player. Rhys Williams and Kaide Gordon are also added to List B, while Luke Chambers is removed after joining Kilmarnock on loan.

In total that means five additions have been made to the combined squad lists (Gakpo/Keita/Oxlade-Chamberlain/Williams/Gordon) with two players dropping out (Ramsay/Melo) and one moving on (Chambers).

Ramsay made his Liverpool debut in the Champions League against Napoli back in November, but has been limited to just two appearances since completing his summer move from Aberdeen because of injury. With James Milner and Joe Gomez capable of playing at right-back, Klopp has taken the decision to leave out the 19-year-old.

Meanwhile, Arthur made his only Liverpool appearance to date against Napoli back in September, coming off the bench for the final 13 minutes as the Reds fell to a 4-1 defeat. Undergoing thigh surgery in October, the Brazilian is scheduled to return to training in the weeks ahead but, with Klopp boasting 10 other senior midfielders, the decision has been made to leave out the Juventus loanee.

Liverpool Champions League squad

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Adrian, Caoimhin Kelleher (club-trained).

Defenders: Joe Gomez (club-trained), Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas, Andy Robertson, Joel Matip, Nat Phillips (association-trained), Trent Alexander-Arnold (club-trained).

Midfielders: Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, James Milner (association-trained), Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson (association-trained), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (association-trained), Fabio Carvalho (association-trained).

Forwards: Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez.

List B players: Harvey Davies, Rhys Williams, Isaac Mabaya, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Stefan Bajcetic, Dominic Corness, Kaide Gordon, Melkamu Frauendorf.

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