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Charlotte Coates

Cody Gakpo added to Liverpool Champions League squad as Reds given injury boost

Your Liverpool evening headlines for Friday, February 3.

Liverpool add five new players to Champions League squad including Cody Gakpo as two axed

Liverpool have made three changes to their senior 24-man Champions League squad for the second half of the season, with Cody Gakpo, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all included.

The Reds have made full use of their three allocated changes to include their January signing and the midfield duo, who were both left out for the first half of the season because of injury.

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Luis Diaz is also included as he continues to recover from knee surgery. The Colombian is scheduled to return in March, so is a doubt to face Real Madrid in the round-of-16 as a result.

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Liverpool handed quadruple injury boost as attack set to transform

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Diogo Jota is set to return to full training next week as the Liverpool forward closes in on a return from injury.

The Portuguese hasn’t played since suffering a calf injury against Man City back in October, with the lay-off ruling him out of the 2022 World Cup as a result. However, Klopp revealed he returned to training for one session this week as he steps up his return.

And while the forward won’t be available to face former club Wolves this weekend, Klopp confirmed he should be back in team training next week, with Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk, and Luis Diaz also closing in on their own returns.

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