Full Liverpool squad available for Atalanta as three players ruled out after fitness boosts

Liverpool have the chance to put one foot in the semi-finals of the Europa League when hosting Atalanta on Thursday evening at Anfield.

The Reds head into this clash on the back of a disappointing 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Sunday and will be looking to respond with a victory on home soil against their Italian opponents.

Jurgen Klopp may have more options to choose from ahead of the game than many expected after welcoming back Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, Stefan bajcetic and Trent Alexander-Arnold to first-team training this week.

All four players were seen during the Reds' open training session in Kirkby on Wednesday afternoon and could be in contention to return this week. Stefan Bajcetic's comeback will first begin at under-21s level before he is ready to rejoin the senior squad.

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Providing an update on the above-mentioned quartet ahead of facing Atalanta and their possible involvement, Klopp said: “We will have to see that. So, obviously we didn’t rush it with the boys. You can but we didn’t, that means they did a lot of training by themselves, especially Diogo and Trent, [they] worked as a group for two or three weeks really properly training. So, [they] looked very good yesterday, to be honest.

“Stefan is different a little bit because he was out for much longer, but he is now training with us for longer as well. But I think after the long spell he had without playing football it makes sense that we might give him a game at U21s and then let’s see how he deals with that. That’s not the plan with the other three guys. Alisson is on the way back as well. So, we have to see that.

“They are now back in training and now we have to see how we involve them and how we use them. That we need them is clear. But we need them in the best possible shape, and we want to give them kind of rhythm. It’s always a challenge trying to reintegrate the guys. With the quality they have it should be easier, and we will use them in the next days and weeks, but what it means for [Thursday] I didn’t make a decision yet.”

Below is an overview of the players available to Klopp for Liverpool's latest fixture...

Goalkeepers: Adrian, Alisson Becker, Caoimhin Kelleher, Fabian Mrozek.

Defenders: Andy Robertson, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Jarell Quansah, Joe Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas, Virgil van Dijk.

Midfielders: Alexis Mac Allister, Bobby Clark, Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai, Harvey Elliott, James McConnell, Ryan Gravenberch, Wataru Endo.

Forwards: Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah, Jayden Danns, Kaide Gordon, Lewis Koumas, Mateusz Musialowski.

Sidelined: Ben Doak, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara.