Liverpool finalise Premier League and Champions League squads

Liverpool have submitted their final squads for the Premier League and the group stage of the Champions League, with Lazar Markovic absent from both.

Markovic failed to agree terms with Anderlecht at the end of the transfer window so will remain at Liverpool until January at least despite the Reds’ persistent efforts to offload the winger.

Liverpool had a spare place on their Premier League squad list but Markovic has still been left out.

The Serbian can now only feature in the cup competitions.

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STANFORD, USA – Saturday, July 23, 2016: Liverpool’s Lazar Markovic during a training session in the Laird Q. Cagan Stadium at Stanford University on day one of the club’s USA Pre-season Tour. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

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Loris Karius, who recently joined Besiktas on loan, has been included, having been named amongst the substitutes for the opening game of the season against West Ham United.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is likely to miss the whole of the season after sustaining multiple ligament damage in last season’s Champions League semifinal, but he has also made the squad.

The club may hope that the Englishman can get some minutes under his belt at the end of the campaign if his recovery accelerates.

Klopp will also have Divock Origi, who came close to joining Valencia and Borussia Dortmund last summer, at his disposal both domestically and in Europe.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Saturday, November 26, 2016: Liverpool’s Divock Origi celebrates scoring the first goal against Sunderland during the FA Premier League match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Connor Randall, on loan at Rochdale until the turn of the year, features as one of the mandatory homegrown players.

There is no place for Karius, Oxlade-Chamberlain or Randall in the Champions League squad, but it is otherwise largely the same as that selected for the Premier League.

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez need not be named as they are young enough to qualify for the ‘B list’.

Liverpool’s Premier League squad:

Alisson Becker, Simon Mignolet, Loris Karius, Kamil Grabara*, Caoimhin Kelleher*; Trent Alexander-Arnold*, Nathaniel Clyne, Connor Randall, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez*, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip, Nathaniel Phillips, Andrew Robertson, Alberto Moreno; Fabinho, Pedro Chirivella*, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, James Milner, Adam Lallana, Curtis Jones*, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain; Mohamed Salah, Rafa Camacho*, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi, Xherdan Shaqiri, Sadio Mane, Dominic Solanke*, Rhian Brewster*

*Under-21s

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Sunday, January 14, 2018: Liverpool’s Joe Gomez prepares to take a throw-in during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Champions League squad, as listed on UEFA Website:

Alisson Becker, Simon Mignolet, Nathaniel Clyne, Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren, Alberto Moreno, Andrew Robertson, Joel Matip, Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum, James Milner, Naby Keita, Sadio Mane, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Xherdan Shaqiri, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi, Dominic Solanke

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