Liverpool omit Isak, Gakpo and Szoboszlai for LASK Champions League trip

Liverpool will travel to Austria without Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai for Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with LASK Linz.

The three players also missed Liverpool’s recent Premier League match against Manchester City because of injury and a lack of match fitness.

Liverpool visit LASK at 7:45pm on Wednesday in the second round of the league phase of the Champions League.

The squad selected for the trip is:

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman

Defenders: Ronald Araujo, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Wilety Laki, Jeremy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Kostas Tsimikas

Midfielders: Ryan Gravenberch, Florian Wirtz, Alexis Mac Allister, Trey Nyoni, Luke Chambers, James McConnell

Forwards: Bradley Barcola, Victor Munoz, Luis Koumas, Rio Ngumoha, Jayden Danns, Joshua Sonni-Lambie

Liverpool began their league-phase campaign with a 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid. LASK, meanwhile, were beaten 1-0 away by Greek side AEK Athens in their opening fixture.

Liverpool’s remaining league-phase fixtures are against Inter away, Porto at home, Club Brugge away, Villarreal at home, Fenerbahce away and Lens at home.

LASK’s other league-phase matches are against Real Madrid away, Porto at home, Sporting Lisbon away, Fenerbahce at home, Bodø/Glimt away and Slovan Bratislava at home.