Liverpool announce 22-man squad for Champions League and leave out fan favourite

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LIVERPOOL have left Federico Chiesa out of their Champions League squad.

The Italian has struggled for game time since arriving at Anfield last year.

Federico Chiesa has been left out of Liverpool’s Champions League squadC

Chiesa scored in Liverpool’s opening Prem match

However he has made three appearances off the bench this season and scored in Liverpool’s Prem opener against Bournemouth to give his side the lead late on.

Liverpool have announced a 22-man squad for the Champions League group phase.

The Reds are only allowed 17 non-homegrown players in the squad.

One of those is 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha, who does not count as homegrown as he has been at the club for less than two years.

They have also named three goalkeepers in the squad – per Uefa’s rules.

Liverpool will also be able to make use of their homegrown talent without naming them in the main squad.

They will be part of List B, which can change before each match.

The likes of Trey Nyoni and Jayden Danns, who featured in last year’s competition, can be included, with clubs able to name an unlimited number of stars.

Liverpool’s 22-man Champions League squad

Liverpool’s List A:

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman

Defenders: Joe Gomez, Endo, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Milos Kerkez, Connor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Andy Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong

Midfielders: Florian Wirtz, Domink Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch

Attackers: Alexander Isak, Mo Salah, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Rio Ngumoha

List B

Nyoni, Danns, Bajcetic

Chiesa, 27, joined Liverpool for £10million but made just 14 appearances last season – only four of which were starts.

He has still managed to become a fan favourite on Merseyside however with many disappointed to see him left out of the squad.

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