Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez absences explained as Liverpool suffer double Carabao Cup final blow
Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez both miss out for injury-hit Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp makes two changes for the Carabao Cup final.
Ibrahima Konate returns for Jarell Quansah as Joe Gomez drops out at left-back and Andy Robertson starts in the Wembley showpiece against Chelsea.
Nunez and Salah had been doubts all week after suffering injuries in last week's bruising victory against Brentford. The Reds won 4-1 at the Gtech Stadium but lost Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota to injury alongside Salah and Nunez.
Both forwards missed out on Wednesday's win over Luton Town with Klopp indicating on Tuesday that both players were being taken on a "day by day" basis with regards to inclusion for Sunday's game.
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Liverpool line-ups for Carabao Cup final as Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez injury decisions made
However, despite both appearing in training kits on Friday, neither make the cut for the game against Mauricio Pochettino's men, meaning Harvey Elliott starts on the right of the front three alongside Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz, both of whom scored in Wednesday's win.
In midfield, Wataru Endo keeps his place at the base with Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister selected further forward, ahead of the Japan captain in the two 'No.8' roles.
Caoimhin Kelleher continues to deputise for Alisson Becker in goal as Conor Bradley makes a second appearance at Wembley in under 12 months after his performance for Bolton against Plymouth in the EFL Trophy final on April 2.
Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Elliott, Gakpo, Diaz.
Subs: Adrian, Gomez, Tsimikas, Quansah, Clark, O'Connell, Koumas, Danns, Nyoni.
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