Two Liverpool stars miss training before Galatasaray clash as Arne Slot set to speak
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Federico Chiesa was absent from Liverpool's Monday morning training session as the Reds prepare for their Champions League clash with Galatasaray. 11:50, Mon, Mar 9, 2026 Updated: 12:01, Mon, Mar 9, 2026 Liverpool's Florian Wirtz is back in training (Image: Getty Images)Federico Chiesa was conspicuous by his absence from Monday morning's open training session as Liverpool intensified their preparations for Tuesday night's Champions League fixture against Galatasaray.
The former Juventus attacker did not feature as the remainder of Arne Slot's squad worked through their drills in front of the cameras, with the Reds manager set to deliver an update on the Italian when he addresses the media in Istanbul tonight (Monday evening).Chiesa came on as a late substitute last Tuesday when the Reds suffered a 2-1 defeat at Wolves in the Premier League but remained unused during Friday night's triumph against the same opposition in the FA Cup. Trey Nyoni was another notable absence from the open training session, having featured in the opening 45 minutes of Sunday's 5-0 victory over Wolves for Rob Page's Under-21s outfit.
Trending Beyond Chiesa and Nyoni, Slot had no fresh absentees to contend with as the Reds conducted a light session at the AXA Training Centre.Florian Wirtz participated in the session having completed his return on Friday night when the Reds defeated Wolves 3-1 at Molineux to book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Ryan Gravenberch completed his first training session since penning a new contract over the weekend, whilst his fellow midfielders Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones also all participated at the £50million Kirkby facility.Afolami Onanuga joined the Liverpool first team for training (Image: Getty Images)Rio Ngumoha, who is competing for a starting position in Istanbul following his impressive 70-minute display against Wolves, was included alongside Mohamed Salah, who will become the club's all-time appearance holder in the Champions League should he feature.