5 things spotted from Liverpool training as star makes surprise return and three miss out

Liverpool look Real Madrid successful the Champions League astatine Anfield connected Wednesday night, and they were boosted by the instrumentality of their vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold to training

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold trained with the squad up of the Champions League sojourn of Real Madrd.

The full-back has been retired since being forced disconnected with a hamstring wounded successful the archetypal fractional against Aston Villa connected November 9. However, helium was contiguous for unfastened grooming connected Tuesday lunchtime to rise hopes helium could beryllium successful contention to look Real or, much likely, Manchester City astatine Anfield connected Sunday.

Forward Federico Chiesa, who has struggled with fittingness pursuing his precocious August determination from Juventus and has not featured for 2 months, besides joined the radical aft a abbreviated idiosyncratic warm-up session.

However, left-back Kostas Tsimikas remained absent, having missed Sunday’s triumph astatine Southampton with an ankle injury, and is expected to beryllium sidelined for a abbreviated spell.

Alisson Becker, who has missed 8 matches with a hamstring problem, was not contiguous with the goalkeepers, contempt returning to idiosyncratic grooming past week, portion Diogo Jota besides missed out. Here's what we spotted from the session.

1. Trent Alexander-Arnold returns

The large astonishment astatine the league was the show of Trent Alexander-Arnold being heavy involved, with galore feeling that the thigh wounded which kept him retired of the triumph implicit Southampton would besides forestall him from midweek action.

Of people the section lad mightiness person his ain idiosyncratic motivations for wanting to get onto transportation against Wednesday's visitors, but wherever helium ends up playing his shot this play shouldn't detract from the information that he's having a precise bully existent campaign. It remains to beryllium seen if helium starts here, but a spot of lucifer fittingness up of the play sojourn of Manchester City would beryllium astir welcome.

2. A large week for Andy Robertson

One subordinate who couldn't beryllium seen astatine the league was Kostas Tsimikas, with the Greek left-back having picked up an ankle sound connected planetary work which kept him retired of the travel to the southbound coast.

Andy Robertson played there, and having rotated with Tsimikas this play during what has often been patchy form, helium is present astir definite of his spot successful the broadside against some Real and City, and however Liverpool volition anticipation that is the Robertson of aged who turns up.

3. All smiles for Mo Salah arsenic helium eyes revenge

Mohamed Salah is utilized to causing a disturbance and truthful the past 48 hours person been thing caller for him. From the infinitesimal the Egyptian opened his rima astatine St Mary's connected Sunday helium knew the headlines helium was creating.

To Salah's recognition helium hasn't fto the uncertainty astir his aboriginal impact him truthful acold this play and helium isn't apt to let that to commencement with the sojourn of a nine who he'll consciousness helium owes. In six meetings with Real Salah has mislaid five, infamously leaving the archetypal 1 successful Kyiv early. This whitethorn beryllium the champion (and last?) accidental for revenge.

4. Federico Chiesa continues to get up to speed

It has present been 2 months since Federico Chiesa kicked a shot successful choler for Liverpool, with the Italian making conscionable 3 appearances successful total. A spell retired injured hasn't nonstop done thing to quieten those suggestions that the winger was a risky signing fixed his availability grounds of late, but it could beryllium that Liverpool are conscionable gathering him to last.

He took afloat portion successful events here, and it volition beryllium absorbing to spot whether oregon not helium returns to the matchday squad connected Wednesday.

5. Caoimhin Kelleher's biggest Anfield occasion

There was nary Alisson successful the session, meaning that Caoimhin Kelleher volition again beryllium successful extremity for Liverpool connected what is surely the biggest Anfield juncture he's faced.

The Irishman continues to beryllium the astir dependable backup goalkeeper you could privation for, and fixed their assurance successful him it seems arsenic though the Reds are taking a softly softly attack with their No.1 arsenic they anticipation to get him close for the remainder of the season.

Kelleher could astir beryllium considered a No.1.5 these days anyway, and a large fewer days could await for him.

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