Liverpool defender picks up untimely injury as Arne Slot handed blow

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has a minor Achilles injury and has flown home from the club's pre-season tour in Asia. He, alongside several others, misses the game with AC Milan today.

According to the ECHO, it was decided that given Gomez was unlikely to be able to play against either Milan or Yokohama Marinos in Japan next week, it was best for him to recover on Merseyside. That leaves only Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate as senior center-back options for Arne Slot, with Jarell Quansah having joined Bayer Leverkusen.

Elsewhere, Alexis Mac Allister is not involved against AC Milan as he continues to get back up to speed after an injury. Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez, who have both been linked with exits, are also absent from the squad.

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