Iraola's assistant coach joined training session to make up for the shortage of players in USA

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A new report has revealed how dire Liverpool’s squad depth is, with just weeks left for FSG to complete the necessary signings before the transfer deadline on 1 September. Liverpool have so far made just two new signings, with Jeremy Jacquet and Victor Munoz yet to appear for the Reds during their pre-season campaign.

He is training, however, and is expected back soon, but between his injury, Giovanni Leoni’s own injury rehabilitation taking time, Joe Gomez picking up yet another injury and Virgil van Dijk only just joining pre-season after his World Cup involvement with the Netherlands, Liverpool are looking extremely light in numbers at the moment. And now, a new report has revealed just how short on numbers Liverpool have been at the start of Iraola’s first pre-season with the Reds.

Assistant coach Tommy Elphick has had to join pre-season training sessions to make up for shortage in players According to a new report from Lewis Steel for the Daily Mail, Liverpool have had to get assistant coach Tommy Elphick involved in pre-season training sessions during the tour of the United States to acoomodate for the lack of players. When trying to eavesdrop on Iraola’s on-pitch instructions at training, it was amusing to instead hear Elphick’s south coast accent.” “The former Brighton, Aston Villa and Bournemouth defender has even put on a bib and joined in training sessions to make up the numbers amid a crisis at centre-half.