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Hannah Pinnock

Liverpool striker misses training as Mohamed Salah pictured after contract interview

Liverpool are in Premier League action this weekend with a huge clash against Merseyside rivals Everton at Anfield. They'll face Frank Lampard's side on Sunday at 4:30pm.

The Reds picked up a crucial three points earlier in the week with a huge 4-0 win over Manchester United, while the Blues earned a massive point against Leicester City on Wednesday.

As Liverpool continue their hunt for the league title, Everton face a huge challenge at the bottom end of the table, as they sit just one point clear of the relegation places.

Here is a look at some of the things we spotted from Liverpool’s latest training session at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby.

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No sign of Firmino

Forward Roberto Firmino is yet to return to training ahead of the crunch clash, having missed the win over United earlier in the week. As the rest of the squad emerged to train on Friday, the Brazilian was not among them.

The Liverpool boss was asked about Firmino in his pre-match press conference and refused to rule him out of the game against Everton.

Klopp told reporters on Friday: "No other problems but Bobby is getting better and better. It's painful so we have to make sure he is today on the pitch. Two days to go, so maybe he can be involved."

Another Thiago masterclass?

One Liverpool star that was among the players training on Friday is Thiago. The Spain international put in a man of the match performance last time out against United.

The midfielder ran the show from the centre of the park and he'll hope for another big performance when they take on Everton this weekend. Thiago was pictured in discussion with manager Klopp during the session and taking part in some shooting drills.

All smiles from Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah was in high spirits as the squad were put through their paces at the AXA Training Centre. The Egyptian was all smiles as he went through some drills with Thiago.

Salah was back on the scoresheet earlier in the week with two goals in the 4-0 win over United. Having endured a difficult spell in recent weeks, Salah will hopefully return to his clinical best this time out against Everton.

Salah claimed today "not everything is about the money" regarding his Liverpool contract impasse and admits he is not expecting a resolution before the summer.

A return for Takumi Minamino?

Takumi Minamino was among the players to miss out on selection for the squad against United on Tuesday, along with Harvey Elliott.

Both were in training on Friday and will hope to be named on the bench to take on Everton on Sunday. Minamino wasn't on the bench for the home leg against Benfica and hasn't been named in the squad for a league match since Arsenal away back in March.

For Elliott, he was last included in a league squad for the away match against Brighton last month.

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