Over the weekend, the Reds earned their first victory of the campaign in a game that generated plenty of discussion points, including Alexis Mac Allister’s harsh dismissal.
The team appealed the ruling and is awaiting the outcome to determine whether the No. 10 can play against Newcastle, even though he was not seen on Tuesday in the main training session.
He wasn’t the only senior player missing; Thiago, Stefan Bajcetic, Curtis Jones, and Ibrahima Konate were also not shown. There could be a variety of explanations for his absence.
With only a few days until the next game, we shouldn’t make any assumptions, so let’s concentrate on who participated in Tuesday’s training.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz were specifically mentioned, which is notable given that both players hobbled off the pitch on Saturday.
Nine of the club’s outstanding young players, including Trent Kone-Doherty and Tyler Morton, as well as center defender Nat Phillips, made up Jurgen Klopp’s outfield squad of 24 men.
In a 1-1 on Friday, seventeen-year-old Kone-Doherty scored the sole goal for the under-21 team as he carried on with his amazing injury recovery.
The teenage forward, who joined the team last summer, was seen warming up with players like Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Diaz. The young person had quite the experience.
And the same could be said for latest signing Wataru Endo, who is only four days into his new career at Liverpool and, on Tuesday, was quickly thrust into a game of head tennis.
The midfielder came in for 27 minutes against Bournemouth at Anfield, fulfilling Klopp’s request to see him “pass the ball from A to B,” and finished the match with 15 successful passes from 17.
The Japan international has a crucial week ahead of him as he continues to adjust to and learn the Liverpool way, especially if Mac Allister’s ban is maintained.
Liverpool squad pictured in training on Tuesday
Goalkeepers: Alisson, Adrian, Kelleher, Pitaluga, Mrozek
Defenders: Van Dijk, Matip, Gomez, Phillips, Quansah, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Tsimikas, Scanlon, Chambers
Midfielders: Endo, Szoboszlai, Elliott, Morton, Frauendorf, Clark
Forwards: Salah, Jota, Gakpo, Diaz, Nunez, Doak, Koumas, Kone-Doherty