Liverpool go into Liverpool vs Brighton with seven players missing training, and the main question is whether Bradley Barcola and Victor Muñoz can be involved at Anfield. Vinny O'Connor, speaking to sportsmole.co.uk, said Barcola was absent from the open session and was doing an individual recovery session, while Muñoz was still recovering from a knock on the knee.
Barcola and Muñoz remain the late checks
O'Connor also said Barcola was undergoing an individual training session, which suggests the winger is still being managed separately from the main group. That leaves Liverpool with a proper selection question rather than a clean injury bulletin.
The wider concern is that the club are already in the middle of a heavy spell. Liverpool are in the fifth of nine games in 29 days, and this is their 5th match in that run. They face Brighton on Sunday, then Chelsea's League Cup tie on Wednesday and Arsenal in the Premier League at the start of November.
Liverpool's run is getting tighter
That schedule gives the injury update more weight than a routine Friday check. Liverpool are also dealing with a squad where Jeremie Frimpong is facing around four weeks out with a hamstring injury and Dominik Szoboszlai could miss one to three matches with a thigh problem.
Brighton arrive third in the Premier League, while Liverpool sit fifth. The gap in the table adds more pressure to the team sheet, especially with the match at Anfield still hanging on the fitness of the two wide players and the rest of the missing group.
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