Goalkeeper Adrian was left out of Liverpool’s European squad in place of Ben Doak and Bobby Clarke.
In the Premier League, team rules require that a player aged 21 or under does not need to be registered to play. In Europe, things get a little more complicated, as UEFA only allows younger players who have been at the club for at least two years to progress.
In the past, that has meant making way for Harvey Elliott and Stefan Bajcetic, both of whom have now spent the necessary time at Anfield. While Elliott and Bajcetic don’t need a spot this year – and neither does Jarell Quansah or Marcelo Pitaluga – Ben
Doak and Bobby Clark do.
As expected, goalkeeper Adrian was sidelined to make way. The exception was that Liverpool did so by relying on a loophole that allowed unregistered goalkeepers to be reserved in case of long-term illness or injury. However, this is not the first option.
That’s because Vitezslav Jaroš, who qualifies as a club trainee and could be included in the aforementioned 23-man squad, has been named third behind Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher. However, if both Alisson and Kelleher are injured, Adrian could be included.
The UEFA Europa League team of Liverpool
Gardisto
1 Alison Becker
56 Vitezslav Jarosh
62 Kelleher el Kaoimh
Defensively
2 Joe Gomez
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Abraham Connor
21 Coasts Tsimikas
26 Andrew Robertson
32 Joel Mattip
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
Mezkampuloj
3 Years Endo
6 Thiago Alcantara
8 Dominic Szoboszlai
10 Alexis McAllister
17 Curtis Jones
38 Ryan Gravenberch
42 Bobby Clark
Antaŭ
7 Ludovico Diaz
9 Darwin Nunez
11 Mohamed Salah
18 Cody Steel
20 Diego Jota
50 Ben Doak
