Liverpool have
submitted their 23-man squad for the Europa League campaign and they've
made a number of interesting selections.
The Reds will compete in
the European competition for the first time since Jurgen Klopp’s debut season,
after their disappointing 5th place finish last term.
And, ahead of their return to the Europa League, the Reds
have named their squad that will be eligible for the early stages of the
competition.
Despite UEFA rules permitting teams to
submit squad's of up to 25 players, the Reds have named just 23 as they deal
with injuries.
And, on top of that, Klopp has opted for talent over
experience within his squad, after omitting one senior player who has been at
the club since 2019.
It was third-choice goalkeeper Adrian
who was the unlucky star that missed out on a place within the Reds' Europa
League squad for the 2023-24 campaign.
Despite Klopp having an extra two places available, the
Spaniard will watch their European campaign from the sidelines this season.
Youngsters Bobby Clark and Ben Doak
have both been included in the squad having impressed Klopp over recent
months.
Clark, 18, made multiple appearances throughout
pre-season for the Reds, while Doak has been a feature in the first-team since
the back end of last year.
The rest of Liverpool's 'List A' was comprised of the
typical first-team players that have featured for the Reds in Europe
previously.
A minimum of eight of spots in the squad must be
allocated to ‘locally trained’ players and a maximum of four can be
‘association trained’.
A number of players will be included on Liverpool's 'List
B', which allows free an unlimited number of players born after January 1st
2002 to be registered.
That'll include the likes of Harvey Elliott, Stefan
Bajcetic, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley and Marcelo Pitaluga.
Liverpool Europa League Squad:
Alisson, Kelleher, Jaros, Gomez, van
Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas, Robertson, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Endo, Thiago,
Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Gravenberch, Clark, Diaz, Nunez, Salah, Gakpo,
Jota, Doak
.
