Andoni Iraola will be without a number of his Liverpool players for the Champions League clash against Villarreal on Tuesday evening
Victor Munoz of Liverpool
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Liverpool are back in Champions League action on Tuesday evening when they look to maintain their 100% start to the competition with the visit of VIllarreal. And the Reds have already discovered who they can call upon for the clash against a side they have progressed against in their two previous meetings in Europe.
Liverpool have two new absences with both Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong forced off during the Premier League win at Brentford on Saturday.
Szoboszlai has aggravated a previous hamstring problem and is likely to miss several games, while Frimpong is not expected back until after the November international break having suffered a muscle issue.
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And there is concern over Victor Munoz, who missed training on Monday having picked up a knock on Saturday, although at the time he was able to continue and went on to score the equaliser.
Three other Liverpool players will definitely miss the game as they continue to recover from long-term injury.
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Forward Hugo Ekitike faces a battle to feature again this calendar year having suffered a serious Achilles injury in early April, while right-back Conor Bradley continues to recover from the major knee damage he sustained at Arsenal in early January.
Centre-back Giovanni Leoni is edging nearer a return to first-team training having been missing since last September with an ACL injury, but isn't expected back until during the November international break.
Wataru Endo and Federico Chiesa, meanwhile, are both ineligible having not been included in Liverpool's Champions League squad for the league stage.