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Firmino out of Liverpool squad for Man City game due to calf injury - The Athletic

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 with a calf injury, The Athletic reports.

The Brazilian picked up a knock in training earlier this week.

The scan confirmed that it was only a minor problem. However, he won't be risked in the Carabao Cup game on Thursday night.

The hope is that Firmino will be able to recover in time for the festive period, with players like Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz already seriously injured.

No Alisson or Van Dijk: Liverpool's squad for Man City clash revealed

 have a 21-man squad available for their 

However, the Reds will miss the likes of 

 – as they’re still getting some rest after the World Cup participation.

 is yet to recover from injury, as is the same case with 

 will have a decent squad available for the first game after the 

Andy Robertson, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Kostas Tsimikas, Nat Phillips, Calvin Ramsay.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabio Carvalho, Harvey Elliott, James Milner, Thiago Alcantara, Curtis Jones, Naby Keita, Stefan Bajcetic.

Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Bobby Clark, Ben Doak.

Lijnders provides updates on Jota, Diaz and other Liverpool players ahead of Man City clash

 answered questions about the fitness of 

 and other players who may or may not be available for 

“First of all, because it’s the League Cup I want to mention 

“[We] didn’t mention him in a long time, he went with us to Dubai and started running [for the] first time. We know with these long-term injuries, where there is a lot of uncertainty, that he deserves a mention as well because the boy is very professional and gives everything.

“I just hope we can see him back without putting pressure on the boy, it’s great to see him on the pitch [and] just to tell him as well that we didn’t forget him. Even when new boys are coming up and flying and making big steps, we never will forget the old young ones, basically.

 are in full team training - it’s good. 

 is one week away from team training and Diogo is inside the timeframe we think. So it’s going well, he was there in Dubai - he was in all the meetings and video meetings. That was good. And of course, Luis Diaz is not available and that’s it.”

On the plan for the players who were involved at the World Cup, he added: “The plan for all of them was to have a certain amount of time off. The boys who were not at the World Cup, [it was] the same, to have time off and really recharge and get some sun.

“Then [it was] the training camp in Dubai, then the boys [who] went out early in the World Cup came already to Dubai and the ones who went out late, they reported two days ago.”

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waller

The lack of recruitment in the transfer windows are haunting us.

Gerson Goreseb

Fa Dil

The whole medical staff should be sacked players getting injured even when being rested

Michael Horsman

Very important game tonight as the holders, but we are resting players that really don't need a rest. City have a much bigger stronger squad and it looks like we are handing this tie over to them on a plate. It will be kids and sick notes!

Player		G
Erling Haaland	Man City	27
Cole Palmer	Chelsea	22
Alexander Isak	Newcastle	21
Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa	19
Philip Foden	Man City	19

Firmino out of Liverpool squad for Man City game due to calf injury - The Athletic

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