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Federico Chiesa trains alongside Hugo Ekitike after Liverpool recall as injured striker missing

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCIan Doyle reports from the AXA Training Centre, where Liverpool held an open training session to the media this morning before flying out to Turkey for Tuesday's Champions League clash with GalatasarayFederico Chiesa and Hugo Ekitike were among the Liverpool players to take part in training ahead of the Champions League clash against Galatasaray. The Reds fly out to Istanbul on Monday afternoon ahead of their meeting with the Turkish side the following evening.Arne Slot’s side were put through their paces in an open training session at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby before jetting out.And Ekitike was involved having sat out the Premier League defeat at Crystal Palace through a one-match domestic suspension.READ MORE: Arne Slot faces major Hugo Ekitike decision as Liverpool consider defensive overhaulFellow striker Chiesa, who scored at Palace, also took part having been included in the Champions League squad last week following a season-ending serious knee injury suffered by centre-back Giovanni Leoni.Both Ekitike and Chiesa are expected to challenge Alexander Isak for a starting role against Galatasaray, with the Sweden international having featured for 84 minutes at the weekend as he continues to rediscover full match sharpness.Young duo Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni were also involved with both expected to be on the bench in Turkey.The only other notable absentee was Jayden Danns, with the 19-year-old striker having picked up a hamstring complaint while playing for the under-21s at the weekend.Liverpool opened their Champions League campaign a fortnight ago with a dramatic 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid while Galatasaray were thumped 5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.Follow us on Twitter @‌LivEchoLFC - the official Liverpool ECHO LFC Twitter account - for all the latest LFC news as it happens in real time.We're also on Facebook/LiverpoolEchoLFC - your must-see LFC news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.Listen to our podcasts by searching for 'Blood Red' wherever you get your podcasts.Sign up for one of the Liverpool Echo's free daily and weekly newsletters on Liverpool FC by clicking here.