DEVASTATING NEWS: coming live from anfield, Liverpool loses star player and won’t be available for selection against Manchester United. Liverpool will be without star player for the mammoth Premier League clash against Manchester United Today after losing him to injury. Full Liverpool squad as star players missing for Manchester United match.
Arne Slot leads Liverpool into his first encounter against arch-rivals Manchester United today at 16:00 BST. The Reds head to Old Trafford aiming to maintain their perfect start to the Premier League season, having secured consecutive 2-0 victories over Ipswich and Brentford. In contrast, United suffered a 2-1 defeat to Brighton last weekend, though they managed a late 1-0 win against Fulham on the opening day of the season.
Despite United’s mixed form, Liverpool won’t be underestimating them, especially after suffering two defeats at Old Trafford last season. For Slot, a positive going into this crucial fixture is that he has nearly a full squad to choose from, with Curtis Jones being the only player sidelined due to an injury that kept him out of training earlier in the week and also from the Brentford match.
As a result, Slot will need to make decisions on which players to exclude from the matchday squad, given the options available from Friday’s training session at the AXA Training Centre. It’s likely that third-choice goalkeeper Vítězslav Jaroš will be among those left out.
Slot has also mentioned that Federico Chiesa is unlikely to feature in today’s game. The winger, who recently joined Liverpool from Juventus for £10 million, needs time to regain his fitness after being sidelined at his former club.
Another player who might not be included in the squad is Tyler Morton. Despite interest from Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, and Atalanta, Morton was kept at Anfield after spending the last two seasons on loan at Blackburn and Hull City. With Stefan Bajcetic loaned to Red Bull Salzburg, Morton stayed with Liverpool but could travel as the 21st man today.
Trey Nyoni, the highly-rated 17-year-old, is another player who may miss out on today’s match. Nyoni impressed Slot during pre-season and was seen training with the first team on Friday, but it’s uncertain if he’ll make the final cut.
Liverpool’s full squad available for selection against Manchester United includes:
**Goalkeepers:** Alisson, Kelleher, Jaroš.
**Defenders:** Alexander-Arnold, Bradley, van Dijk, Konaté, Quansah, Gomez, Robertson, Tsimikas.
**Midfielders:** Endo, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Elliott, Morton, Nyoni.
**Forwards:** Jota, Núñez, Díaz, Gakpo, Chiesa.
