Liverpool Lunchtime Round-Up, Wednesday 14th October 2026: Reds Boss Iraola Issues Injury Update and Line-Up News Ahead of LASK Clash
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Liverpool are in Austria this evening looking to make it back-to-back Champions League wins after beating Atletico Madrid in their opener (Liverpool Echo). The Liverpool Echo reports that line-up decisions have been made involving Joe Gomez and Rio Ngumoha for the trip (Liverpool Echo), while Andoni Iraola has given an injury update suggesting as many as ten players could be missing for the game (Liverpool Echo). Milos Kerkez has admitted the current schedule is "a bit tough" given the club have six players out injured (This Is Anfield). Ahead of kick-off, Liverpool.com has looked back on the life of former Liverpool and LASK player Besian Idrizaj, who tragically died at 22 and has had his number retired by the Austrian club (Liverpool.com).
On the academy front, Liverpool's youngsters took on their LASK counterparts in the Youth League this morning, with the Echo running live updates from Austria (Liverpool Echo). A Liverpool wonderkid was handed a big show of faith by being included in the youth line-up (Liverpool.com), while This Is Anfield has profiled 18-year-old substitute Josh Sonni-Lambie, who featured against LASK (This Is Anfield).
Elsewhere, This Is Anfield looks at the squad-building dilemma facing Iraola as he weighs up record signings against potential rough diamonds (This Is Anfield). Iraola has also said he feels too much focus is being placed on the individual numbers of Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola (This Is Anfield), with a former Premier League manager separately offering hope that Wirtz can turn his Liverpool career around after a difficult first year at the club (Liverpool.com). Liverpool.com also reports that the Reds have been given a transfer price for Bournemouth's Alex Scott, with a potential trump card for Iraola emerging amid continued January links (Liverpool.com).
Away from matters on the pitch, Liverpool.com reports that Jamie Carragher has responded to claims he was being "hypocritical" after old footage resurfaced amid the ongoing storm involving Manchester City (Liverpool.com), while the site also notes that Liverpool's slow start to the season looks rosier compared to what's happening at Manchester United, according to one of their own players (Liverpool.com).
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