Liverpool v AS Roma: Team news
Long-term absentees aside, Jürgen Klopp oversaw preparations for the Champions League semi-final first leg against AS Roma with a full squad.
Liverpool’s training session on the eve of the clash at Anfield featured all of the players not already suffering an extended spell on the sidelines, including right-back Nathaniel Clyne after he missed Saturday’s trip to West Bromwich Albion due to a muscle issue.
Mohamed Salah immediately re-joined his teammates in their preparations after travelling to London to collect the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award on Sunday night.
The Egypt international, who spent two seasons with Roma before signing for Liverpool, and Roberto Firmino are the only players to have featured in all of the Reds’ 12 European fixtures this season.
Emre Can and Adam Lallana remain out of action, while Joel Matip will not play again in 2017-18.
Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco was coy on a potential starting XI and system for the game at Anfield during his pre-match press conference at the stadium on Monday evening.
But he did reveal his intention to make a straight decision between Cengiz Under and Patrik Schick for one of the spots in his attacking set-up for the first leg.
“I don’t like to talk about the line-up,” the Italian, whose side eliminated FC Barcelona in the previous round, told the media. “Under against Schick, one of the two will play tomorrow – it’s a 50-50 issue.
“[We have] two systems of play, a four or three-man defence and I’ll decide depending on the rival. The most important thing is the philosophy, to have the same idea of going forward and defending.”