How Man City beat Liverpool after guilty verdict
How Man City beat Liverpool after guilty verdict
Lewis Koumas started up top for the Reds, while Bradley Barcola and Victor Munoz operated off the flanks, with Hugo Ekitike also sidelined with his pre-existing Achilles issue.
Szoboszlai was a surprise exclusion from the matchday squad over the weekend, but it was revealed that the Hungarian had suffered a tight hamstring during the international break.
Now, the Reds are looking to follow up their 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in their opening league phase encounter with a victory in Austria, but will they have any of their three big names back?
“They are not bad but it's difficult to tell right now [when they will be back],” the Spaniard said on Tuesday.
“We are taking it day to day. Really the three of them, I don't know if it's going to be Brentford or Villarreal.”
As such, it means that the trio will not travel to LASK, but they could make the trip to the capital at the weekend, when the Reds visit the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford.
After that, they host Villarreal in the Champions League before two quick-fire home games against Brighton and Hove Albion in then Chelsea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.