Liverpool have named their 24-player squad for the group stages of the Champions League and there are two notable exclusions.Jurgen Klopp's team will kick off their campaign with a tough away trip to face Serie A club
Napoli on Wednesday before also taking on Ajax and Rangers in Group A.There were two noticeable absentees from the squad announced by Liverpool with midfielders and both omitted.That may give some clues as to the likely recovery time from their respective injuries
with it appearing that neither will feature any time soon.Liverpool Champions League SquadGoalkeepersAli sonBecker, CaoimhinKelleher, AdrianDefendersTrentAlexander-Arnold, Calvin Ramsay, Virgil vanDijk, Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate, Joel Matip, Nathaniel Phillips, Andy Robertson, Kostas TsimikasScroll to ContinueMidfieldersFabinho, JordanHenderson, Thiago Alcantara, James Milner, Arthur
Melo, StefanBajceticForwardsMohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, Fabio CarvalhoHarvey Elliott and Curtis Jones qualify outside of the 24-player list as they are homegrown and born after 1st January 2001.LFCTR VerdictWe knew that Oxlade-Chamberlain had a serious hamstring injury so it is no surprise he is excluded and this selection now
probably offers a hint that Guinea international Keita will also be mi sing for some time.It should be noted however that the Champions League fixtures are compacted this season due to the World Cup and as a result will finish on 1st November 2022.For that reason, nothing should be read into the fact both players are not included in the list with the reasons for being excluded almost
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